Jeff Bezos's mobile phone was hacked following an exchange between the Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on encrypted messaging service WhatsApp, according to two people familiar with an analysis of the breach. Gavin de Becker, a security consultant for Bezos, later said he believed the Saudi Arabian government had accessed Bezos's phone before the Enquirer exposed the affair.

Saudi Arabia has sought to move on from the scandal triggered by journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder, but a UN expert's report implicating its crown prince has heaped global pressure back on the kingdom, analysts say. Riyadh rejects the allegations, which were likely to spur scepticism for Saudi support in the US Congress despite the prince enjoying President Donald Trump's backing.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said today he saw investment opportunities of more than $100 billion in India over the next two years as he began his first official visit amid tensions between arch foes India and Pakistan over the terror attack in Pulwama where over 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers were killed.