Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reshuffles his cabinet by replacing the minister of the Hajj and Umrah, the head of the Supreme Administrative Court and the chairman of the General Aviation Authority.

Arab countries aligning with Israel is nothing new. However, what is new and less reported is Saudi Arabia's attempt to encourage not only Arab but also African countries to join the pro-Israeli covenant.

Riyadh has refused to return the bodies of at least 33 of the 37 prisoners, all Shia Muslims, executed en masse in 2019, following trials that Amnesty International said relied on confessions extracted through torture.