Mohammed Bin Salman  

Sultan Ibrahim ibni Sultan Iskandar was crowned as the new king of Malaysia for a term of 5 years, on Wednesday. According to media reports, Sultan Ibrahim’s elder son Prince Tunku Ismail Idris has served as a Captain in the Indian Army. In 2007, he became the first foreigner to lead a contingent of the Indian Army.

Empress Wu Zetian was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. She lived from 624 AD to 705 AD. Even today, she is recognized as one of the wealthiest women monarchs. In historical texts, Empress Wu was described as exceptionally beautiful. Her beauty was unmatched, yet she was also known for her cruelty as a ruler.

Numerous nations in the world are still run by monarchs. Media reports suggest that Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the wealthiest monarch in the world. 

Mansa Musa is often regarded as one of the wealthiest kings in history. He was born in 1280 in Mali. Under his reign, his country produced 1000 kg of gold annually.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Riyadh for a bilateral visit and as a keynote speaker at the Future Investment Initiative Forum. Without naming any country or referring to Pakistan, PM Modi asserted that India and Saudi Arabia share similar concerns in their neighbourhood.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is making desperate attempts to seek help over the Kashmir issue. For the second time in a month, Khan made a call to Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman on the issue of Kashmir

G20 Summit that is being held in Japan is back in the news after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held talks over bilateral ties. The two leaders discussed enhancing the cooperation in trade and investment, energy security, and counter-terrorism.

 

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed has also announced a hike in the quota for Indian Haj pilgrims to Rs 2 lakh at the request of Prime Minister Modi from the present Rs 1.75 lakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman on Wednesday gave a joint statement on strategic ties and the much awaited hearing of the Ram temple case would be heard on Feb 26.

Saudi Arabia is believed to be a traditional ally of Pakistan. It conducts its affairs in all international forums including groups of Islamic countries in that manner. The joint press conference where the Arabs made friendly overtures to India is a new chapter in the bilateral relations.

Saudi Arabia has influence over Pakistan and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during two-day visit inked at least seven MoUs and agreement to make investments of worth USD 20 billion

In a statement released by the White House, the president said he had no intentions of cancelling $110bn in military contracts with Saudi Arabia; looking at the competition in the market

Saudi Arabia -- which quickly dismissed the reported CIA findings -- has repeatedly changed its official narrative of the October 2 murder, first denying any knowledge of Khashoggi’s whereabouts and later saying he was killed after an argument