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Saudi Purge: Why Mohammed bin Salman Can Never Rest

September 13, 2020 Opinion

The removal of military commander Prince Fahd bin Turki is the latest in a series of purges carried out by the paranoid crown prince. There have been at least five major purges and one mass execution&…

Mohammed bin Salman Pulls Out of Planned Meeting in Washington with Netanyahu

August 26, 2020 Opinion

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, pulled out of a planned visit to Washington DC next week to meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he feared that the news had …

Saudi Arabia: Ambitious Plans and Facts on the Ground

July 25, 2020 Opinion

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to implement an ambitious $800 billion initiative aimed at increasing the size of Riyadh in the next decade, and at transforming the capital into an economic, social a…

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Mohammed bin Salman’s Pricey Ambitions

July 1, 2020 Opinion

The hiring by Saudi Arabia of an international public relations firm to counter doubts about Mohammed bin Salman’s $500 billion USD dream of a futuristic city on the Red Sea suggests that the kingdom’…

Saudi Arabia: How One Fateful Night Set in Motion a Series of Brutal Purges

May 26, 2020 Opinion

Laylat al-Qadr, variously called the Night of Power, Decree, Value or Destiny, is the holiest night in the Muslim calendar. It is the night when the first verses were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad,…

Saudi Arabia: What Happens When the Oil Stops

April 27, 2020 Opinion

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) can no longer plead youth or inexperience. That time has passed. What you see is what you get. The misrule, blunders and war associated with him a…

Saudis Launched Oil Price War After ‘MbS Shouting Match with Putin’

April 22, 2020 Opinion

A telephone call last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman degenerated into a shouting match just before Riyadh decided to flood the market with oi…

Who and What Is Behind the Crisis in Saudi Arabia?

April 6, 2020 Opinion

One of the key players in the global fossil fuel market – Saudi Arabia – a rich and influential kingdom, is currently experiencing quite a severe crisis. Saudi Arabia’s outward stability as a nation s…