King Abdullah

Khaloob Mushref, at lef, is a biology major, and Hassan Zakari, right, is a psychology major at Marymount University

Saudi students in the US have confidence in their new king

January 26, 2015Culture

More than 70,000 Saudis are studying at American colleges and universities thanks to scholarships from the late King Abdullah. Now that his brother, King Salman, is running the country, some of them say they’re optimistic about their country’s future and the prospects for reform.