{"id":9298,"date":"2023-07-14T10:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T09:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=9298"},"modified":"2023-07-15T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T09:49:31","slug":"uk-extends-invitation-to-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/europe\/uk-news\/uk-extends-invitation-to-saudi-arabias-mohammed-bin-salman\/2023\/07\/14\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"UK extends invitation to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Mohammed bin Salman&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON:According to a report by the Financial Times on Friday, the British government has issued an invitation to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit London later this year. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the anticipated visit is likely to occur in either October or November.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-hhkkk-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-hhkkk-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A British government official has confirmed the invitation and asserted that the precise timing of the visit will be left to the discretion of the Saudi authorities, as they are deemed more indispensable to the UK than vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>If the visit materializes, it would mark the first trip to London by the Saudi Arabian crown prince since he faced international condemnation in October 2018 due to the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul, a case that earned him pariah status.<\/p>\n<p>After a compulsory absence from international visits for four years, Prince Mohammed bin Salman made his first European trip since the murder in July 2022, with visits to Greece and France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-between lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-gray-400 flex self-end lg:self-center justify-center mt-2 gap-2 md:gap-3 lg:gap-1 lg:absolute lg:top-0 lg:translate-x-full lg:right-0 lg:mt-0 lg:pl-2 visible\"><button class=\"flex ml-auto gap-2 rounded-md p-1 hover:bg-gray-100 hover:text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 dark:hover:text-gray-200 disabled:dark:hover:text-gray-400\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex gap-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"h-32 md:h-48 flex-shrink-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-full border-t md:border-t-0 dark:border-white\/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent md:bg-vert-light-gradient bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 md:!bg-transparent dark:md:bg-vert-dark-gradient pt-2 md:pl-2 md:w-[calc(100%-.5rem)]\">\n<form class=\"stretch mx-2 flex flex-row gap-3 last:mb-2 md:mx-4 md:last:mb-6 lg:mx-auto lg:max-w-2xl xl:max-w-3xl\" action=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full flex-1 items-stretch md:flex-col\" role=\"presentation\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"h-full flex ml-1 md:w-full md:m-auto md:mb-2 gap-0 md:gap-2 justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"fr\"\/><\/form>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON:According to a report by the Financial Times on Friday, the British government has issued an invitation to Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit London later this year. Sources familiar with the matter revealed that the anticipated visit is likely to occur in either October or November. 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