(MEMO) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman’s gung-ho attitude towards the war in Yemen has drawn the ire of the US. The heavy handed attitude of the young prince known also as MBS has forced the Americans into actions against their long-time ally following the outcry over civilian casualties in the war in Yemen. According to CNN, the […]
(MEE) — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s stop in Houston on Saturday will shift his focus to Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil at a time when the kingdom looks to diversify its economy. Houston often gets cited as the energy centre of the United States, as the sprawling Texas city has thousands of refineries, petrochemical plants and […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) recently met with leaders of a number of right-wing Jewish organizations, including the notorious pro-Israel lobby AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee), according to a leaked copy of his itinerary obtained by Haaretz. Aside from AIPAC, MBS also met with a number of other groups that have donated millions to illegal settlement building. […]
(ANTIMEDIA) — In the latest continuation of western media’s shameless promotion of a known war criminal, the Washington Post sat down with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) last Thursday for a 75-minute discussion (even the Post itself previously published an acknowledgment of his crimes). While the Post’s write-up focuses mainly on the allegation that MBS has Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, “in his pocket,” the […]
(ANTIWAR.COM) — President Trump made clear earlier in the week during his meeting with the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman that US arms sales to the Saudis are a top priority. Already, the State Department has announced another $1 billion in arms sales to the Saudis. The sales are going to include 6,600 TOW 2B missiles, at […]
(MEE) — The two-week long visit by Mohammed bin Salman to the US is at risk of being overshadowed by an ongoing legal battle being waged by the families of hundreds of people killed in the 9/11 attacks, two legal sources have told Middle East Eye. Nearly 3,000 people died when hijacked airplanes crashed into New York’s […]
(MEE) — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will arrive in the US on Monday for high-level meetings with President Donald Trump the next day. Still, before he visits the White House, the Saudi heir will introduce himself to the American public, Arab News reported. On Sunday night, the CBS television network will air an interview with the […]
(MEE) — Before Saudi Arabia’s trailblazing crown prince touches down in the US on Monday, locals will have already had a chance to decide what they think of the 32-year-old petro-royal and his rapid social, political and military reboot for the desert kingdom. The excitement and alarm that surrounds Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – or […]
(MEE) — France has issued an arrest warrant for the sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on suspicion of ordering her bodyguard to beat up a worker at her Paris apartment, sources close to the case told AFP on Thursday. The mandate against the princess, named in the warrant under the French spelling Hussat ben […]
The Cold War in The Desert, the protracted diplomatic and economic severing of times between Qatar and the quartet of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bargain and Egypt, appears to have become more entrenched after an attempt at dialogue that seems to have gone wrong.
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