the Western Sahara dispute. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and King Salman of Saudi Arabia reportedly differed on the 2019 Algerian protests, with the King favouring freer coverage of the protests in the Saudi press, while the Crown Prince endorsed a hardline approach towards suppressing the protests. Economic ties Saudi Arabia established the Saudi Fund for Development in Algeria. There is also the Algerian-Saudi joint committee which organizes meetings between two countries. Between 1987 and the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 Algeria enjoyed financial support of Saudi Arabia. As of 2012 Saudi Arabia had investments in Algeria in pharmacological, cement, mineral, paper and chemical fields which amounted SR3.5 billion. It was SR3 billion, equal to $856 million, in 2011. References Saudi Arabia Bilateral relations of Saudi Arabia