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According to [[United States diplomatic cables leak|leaked cables]], Prince Nayef argued for a tougher approach than King Abdullah towards the then Yemeni president [[Ali Abdullah Saleh|Saleh]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/10276 Yemeni Tribal Leader: For Saleh, Saudi Involvement In Sa'Ada Comes Not A Moment Too Soon| الأخبار]. ''Al Akhbar''. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2011.</ref>
His motto was "no to change, yes to development".<ref name=iris/> He believed that no change is necessary in Saudi Arabia: “Change means changing something that already exists. Whatever exists in the Kingdom is already well-established; however, there is a scope for development – development that does not clash with the principles of the nation”.<ref name="iris">{{cite web |author=Wurm |first=Iris
After visiting [[Cleveland]] for planned health-tests in March 2012, Prince Nayef addressed the controversy over the participation of Saudi women athletes at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London from his residence in Algeria. ''[[Al-Hayat|Al Hayat]]'' reported that for him women can represent Saudi Arabia at the Olympics as long as they do not break Islamic laws.<ref name=kapoor12/> His approval was conditioned on women competing in sports that "meet the standards of women's decency and don't contradict Islamic laws", though even this concession seemed surprising.<ref name=kapoor12/> However, only a few days later, his statement led to other statements by Saudi officials. At a press conference in [[Jeddah]], the head of the Saudi Olympic Committee, [[Nawaf Bin Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz|Nawwaf bin Faisal]], explicitly stated that Saudi women athletes would not be sent to the Olympics: "We are not endorsing any Saudi female participation at the moment in the Olympics or other international championships."<ref name=kapoor12/> He further added that Saudi women taking part on their own are free to do so, and the Kingdom's Olympic authority would "help in ensuring that their participation does not violate the Islamic shari'a law."<ref name=kapoor12/> Though he did emphasize that this was in accordance with a previously stated position, it did seem a rebuff to Crown Prince Nayef.<ref name=kapoor12>{{cite web|author=Talal Kapoor|title=Nayif's Return – A Lame Duck Crown Prince|url=http://www.datarabia.com/royals/viewCommentary.do?id=79251&pageNum=2|date=11 April 2012|work=Datarabia|access-date=12 April 2012}}</ref>
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