Saudi billionaire pledges entire fortune to charity
Editor’s Note: Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal had already announced that he will donate his fortune to Charity. Let’s see what is left of it once the Crown Prince has taken […]
EXCLUSIVE: ‘American mercenaries are torturing’ Saudi elite rounded up by new crown prince – and billionaire Prince Alwaleed was hung upside down ‘just to send a message’
Source: Daily Mail UK Source in Saudi Arabia says American private security contractors are carrying out’interrogations’ on princes and billionaires arrested in crackdown Detained members of Saudi elite have […]
Saudi says most people detained in anti-corruption sweep have settled
Reuters International This content was published on December 5, 2017 (reuters_tickers) RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Tuesday most of the people detained in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign launched last month have agreed to settlements to avoid prosecution while the rest could be held for months. […]
Saudi Arabia vows new Islamic alliance ‘will wipe terrorists from the earth’
Sunday’s meeting coincides with escalation in tensions between Riyadh, Tehran By AFP – Nov 27,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Saudi Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammed Bin Salman (centre) motions […]
Mohammad bin Salman: 95 percent of suspected billionaires agreed to settlement
Mohammed bin Salman said that many prominent members of the Ritz crowd had already publicly pledged allegiance to him. (SPA) Staff writer, Al Arabiya English Friday, 24 November 2017 […]
Saudi Arabia’s Revolution From Above
Nov 16, 2017 Joschka Fischer After becoming the heir apparent to the Saudi throne earlier this year, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has quickly consolidated his power and begun to […]
Saudi Arabia, at War With Itself
Forget Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, just a few of the countries in which Saudi Arabia is fighting a proxy war with Iran, its long-time enemy. The Saudi royal family now […]
This isn’t the first time Saudi Arabia has threatened the stability of Lebanon
Saad Hariri said that on returning to Lebanon, he would confirm his ‘resignation’ in accordance with the country’s constitution. But how on earth did he think he could ‘shock’ Lebanon by resigning in […]
As ‘cold war’ heats up, here’s what you should know
LONGSTANDING rivals have hit a crisis point as tensions continue to escalate. Patience is wearing thin on both sides. Debra Killalea@DebKillalea news.com.au November 13, 2017 THEY have never been the best of friends, and a recent escalation in tensions means Saudi Arabia and Iran are unlikely to become allies anytime […]
Saudi Official: Saudi AG reveals corruption close to $100 billion, 7 suspects released without charge
ARAB NEWS | Published — Thursday 9 November 2017 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia has uncovered corruption to the tune of $100 billion. In a statement on Thursday, Attorney General Saud Al-Mojeb said: “The investigations of the Supreme Anti-Corruption Committee are proceeding quickly … The potential scale of corrupt practices which have […]
A view from Turkey: Saudi Arabia’s painful transformation
BURHANETTIN DURAN @burhanduran Over the past five months, Saudi Arabia has become a center of attention in world politics with unusual frequency. The main reason for this attention is […]
Jared Kushner, Mohammed bin Salman, and Benjamin Netanyahu Are Up to Something
Source: The Foreign Policy Elephants in the Room And it looks a lot like a plan to squeeze Iran. By Dov Zakheim There seems to be a general consensus in […]
Saudi arrest of Binladin family scion shatters royal entente
By aya batrawy, associated press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nov 10, 2017 Among those caught in the unprecedented arrests this week of top princes, wealthy businessmen and senior officials […]
The anti-corruption drive in Saudi Arabia is doomed to fail
The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it Patrick Cockburn Baghdad @indyworld extract: The problem in resource-rich states is that corruption is not marginal to political power, but central to acquiring it and keeping it. Corruption […]
Saudi billionaires rush to transfer funds and assets overseas amid fears of ‘corruption’ sweep
Wealthy citizens selling up investments in Gulf Cooperation Council neighbours as crackdown brinks upheaval to kingdom Archana Narayanan, Matthew Martin, Zainab Fattah, Ruth David Wealthy Saudis are moving assets out of the region to avoid the risk of getting caught up in what authorities call a crackdown on corruption, according […]
Saudi Arabia faces battle to repatriate assets after corruption crackdown
Saeed Azhar, Joshua Franklin DUBAI/ZURICH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has announced it will confiscate money and assets held by dozens of top officials and businessmen detained in an anti-corruption crackdown. But the experiences of two other Arab states trying to recover stolen money, Egypt and Tunisia, suggest Riyadh may face […]
Exclusive – Lebanon believes Saudi holds Hariri, demands return
Reuters International This content was published on November 9, 2017 8:16 PMNov 9, 2017 – 20:16 FILE PHOTO: Lebanon’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri gestures during a press conference in […]
Saudi King To Relinquish Throne To Son Within Next 2 Nights: Press TV Report Says
09 November 2017 A report on PressTV says Saudi King Salman plans to relinquish power and hand the keys to the kingdom over to his son, Crown Prince Mohammed […]
Egypt’s president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
Reuters International This content was published on November 9, 2017 FILE PHOTO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi delivers a statement following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, […]
The Jewish Role in the Bolshevik Revolution and Russia’s Early Soviet Regime
Assessing the Grim Legacy of Soviet Communism by Mark Weber In the night of July 16-17, 1918, a squad of Bolshevik secret police murdered Russia’s last emperor, Tsar Nicholas II, […]