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Ignatius: For future Saudi king, past and future weigh heavily
20 Nov 2025 08:58 GMT
… the religious leadership, neutered the religious police and began offering young Saudis …
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US designates Saudi Arabia a Major Non-NATO Ally
20 Nov 2025 08:51 GMT
… by 2024.
Reduced influence of religious police; moderated school curricula.
Hosted major …
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The US-Saudi relationship is too big to fail…for now
19 Nov 2025 23:07 GMT
… rapid and profound: with the religious police sidelined, restrictive gender laws (including …
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Saudi Arabia: the progressive dictatorship
19 Nov 2025 17:48 GMT
… and then dismantling of the religious police, also known as the Committee … and occasional reappearance of the religious police, such as after executions, is …
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Interview: Stefanie Brockhaus • Director of Azza
19 Nov 2025 11:29 GMT
… being lifted. For example, the religious police, the so-called “mutawas”, were …
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The Hazara Genocide
19 Nov 2025 08:12 GMT
… been purged and replaced by religious police. They have no protection from …
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F-35s, AI chips, and trillions: How MBS, once a ‘pariah’, took back Washington
19 Nov 2025 06:07 GMT
… modern kingdom. The once powerful religious police have been sidelined. Women can …
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Saudi crown prince MBS unaware of Khashoggi killing, Trump says in White House visit
18 Nov 2025 13:44 GMT
… has defanged the once-feared religious police, sidelined clerics and swept away …
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The Perils and Pitfalls of a U.S.-Saudi Defense Pact
18 Nov 2025 02:30 GMT
… , and shopping malls unhindered by religious police. It’s also undertaken many …
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How Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman plans to reclaim the world stage during US visit
17 Nov 2025 15:58 GMT
… has defanged the once-feared religious police, sidelined clerics, and swept away …