The Middle East Monitor

Saudi crown prince absent from King Salman meeting with 24 princes

Twenty-four Saudi princes including Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz had breakfast with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday at the Royal Safa Palace in Mecca in the absence of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Saudi Al-Madina newspaper reported that King Salman received the president of the United Comoros Republic Othman Ghazali, Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba and the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the palace on Tuesday.

The newspaper did not mention if Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended any of the meetings but said the guests had breakfast with the King in the presence of 24 Saudi princes.

Read: Bin Salman says Saudi Arabia is changing

More from The Middle East Monitor

The Middle East Monitor1 min read
Majd Barbar Released After 20 Years In Jail, Re-arrested By Israel
READ: Israel re-arrests previously jailed Palestinian-Belgian man
The Middle East Monitor1 min read
Saudi Arabia Seeks To Overcome Differences With Other States
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman called Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday to wish him a speedy recovery from Covid-19 and discuss mutual relations, the Saudi Press Agency has reported. Khan tested positive for the virus on
The Middle East Monitor1 min readCrime & Violence
Libya: 230 Migrants Rescued Off Tripoli Coast
The Libyan authorities announced on Tuesday that 230 migrants heading for Europe had been rescued in two operations off the Tripoli coastline. According to the Libyan Navy, the migrants were in rubber dinghies and had issued distress signals before b