‘Absolutely silly’: Saudi FM refutes Amazon’s Bezos phone hacking claims

Saudi's FM Prince Faisal said the claims that Saudi Arabia hacked the phone of Amazon's Jeff Bezos were ‘absolutely silly’. (Screenshot: Reuters)
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Updated 23 January 2020
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‘Absolutely silly’: Saudi FM refutes Amazon’s Bezos phone hacking claims

  • Foreign minister said claims were "absurd"
  • Prince Faisal's tweet called for an investigation into the claims

DUBAI: The Saudi Arabian embassy in the USA has denied claims the Kingdom was behind the hacking of Amazon.com founder, Jeff Bezos’ phone, describing the accusation as “absurd.”

And speaking at Davos the Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said: “The idea that the Crown Prince would hack Jeff Bezos’ phone is absolutely silly.”

Reports on Wednesday suggested Bezos’ phone was hacked after receiving a WhatsApp message sent from the personal account of the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Describing the claims as “absurd” the tweet also called for an investigation into the claims “so that we can have all the facts out.”

 


KSrelief continues aid projects in Afghanistan and Yemen

Updated 14 December 2025
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KSrelief continues aid projects in Afghanistan and Yemen

RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief distributed 750 food parcels in Afghanistan reported state news agency SPA on Sunday. 

The aid agency benefited 750 families living in Baghlan province in Afghanistan as part of the agency’s Food Security and Emergency Support Project in Afghanistan for 2025–2026. 

Meanwhile in Yemen, KSrelief provided medical services to 7,815 people in Yemen during the month of November. 

As part of the Cholera Emergency Response project in Yemen, KSrelief provided comprehensive cholera screening and confirmed no suspected cases were recorded.

The project also conducted 673 awareness and health education sessions, benefiting 13,860 individuals.