May meets Saudi King Salman - but Crown Prince son SIDELINED after Khashoggi scandal.
THERESA May met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at an EU summit with his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sidelined following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The 83-year-old Saudi King stepped out of semi-retirement to meet the Prime Minister and other world leaders in a bid to repair his nation’s reputation after the high-profile death of Mr Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Crown Prince, at the Kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul. Mrs May joined King Salman for the EU-League of Arab States Summit in Sharm El-Sheikh where she planned to urge him to use his influence to encourage Yemeni parties towards peace amid the Kingdom's strained relationship with the West. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was absent from the summit.
