MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN

Photos of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Top Saudi Leaders Visiting Remote Northwest Saudi Arabia Go Viral

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Photographs of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and some of Saudi Arabia's top officials visiting some of Saudi Arabia's most famous mountains in the Northwest region of the country have gone viral on social media.

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