With New Crown Prince, Saudi Arabia Doubles Down On Political Repression And Regional Aggression
By:Doug Bandow
Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz has shaken his nation’s closed political system by making his youngest son his heir. Although heralded as a “modernizer,” 31-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS, is the architect of Riyadh’s disastrous attack on...
Inside Story – What leverage does the US have in the Gulf dispute?
The US secretary of state visited Qatar on the second stop of his Gulf tour.
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Saudi business tycoon eyeing investment in Somaliland
Horndiplomat-Officials from Saudi chamber of commerce had a meeting with Somaliland delegation led by the vice president Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail "Saili" at Jeddah.
The two sides focusing on the meeting to strengthen the relationship between Saudi Arabia Somaliland and to create a new environment of business...
Qatar central bank says country has $340 billion in reserves, can weather Arab sanctions: CNBC
Qatar has $340 billion in reserves including holdings of its sovereign wealth fund that could help the Gulf country to weather the isolation by its powerful Arab neighbors, central bank governor Sheikh Abdullah Bin Saoud al-Thani told CNBC.
"This is the credibility of our system,...
