The personal influence of the UAE ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahayan (MBZ) who vehemently opposes the Ikhwan (Muslim Brothers) on Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS) was strong but distrusted in the kingdom...

In late July Macron hosted Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud (MBS) at the Elysée Palace edging ahead of other leaders scrambling to secure supplies and influence in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine...

' The contract also includes the promise of a meeting between Damiba and Mohammed bin Salman al Saud (MBS) the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia 'in order to start a discussion about the security situation in West Africa'...

Burhan held his talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman al Saud on 21 March...

But there is mounting concern that the G-20 currently chaired by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud lacks the interest and diplomatic savvy to galvanise support for health funding and debt relief for developing economies in Africa and South Asia...

'The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn't MBS [Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud]...

According to one UAE-based political analyst 'MBR doesn't always agree with the direction MBZ is taking – in the Yemen conflict in his close identification with [Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud] MBS to name but two big issues but he understands that it's MBZ that makes the political running...

Today he is a key intermediary between Hemeti whom he knew well from the Darfur war and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...