Ambassador Khaled bin Salman, who is a son of King Salman and brother of Crown Prince Salman, gave an interview to the Washington Post's Lally Weymouth which appeared in the newspaper today.
Bechtel, the construction company behind some of the world's largest and most impressive megaprojects, is eyeing growth in Saudi Arabia's mining and minerals sector, according to reports and quotes by the company's Saudi Arabia country manager.
Iraq's influential Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, where he met the Saudi crown prince and other officials, according to the SPA and Reuters.
"I also want to reintroduce Saudi Arabia to the United States. Under our new leadership, Saudi Arabia is continuing to change and modernize," Prince Khaled bin Salman said.
After failing to reach a breakthrough with the Saudi-led group of four countries that have cut ties with Qatar, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has returned to Doha to continue his shuttle diplomacy in hopes of putting an end to the weeks-long rift.
The diplomatic standoff between Saudi Arabia and Qatar continued to deepen yesterday as the respective foreign ministers of each nation sparred over the Kingdom's 13 demands of Qatar.
Egypt's parliament has approved the transfer of two key islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, all but finalizing a deal to restore ownership of the islands to Saudi Arabia after more than half a century.
