‘Saudi First’ is changing the contours of West Asia
6 years, 11 months ago

‘Saudi First’ is changing the contours of West Asia

Hindustan Times  

Can nationalism ever be a good thing? The lack of response by Arab states to the Israeli military’s recent attack on Palestinian protestors illustrates the regional changes that have come with a ‘Saudi First’ nationalist philosophy. Saudi women jog in the streets of Jeddah's historic al-Balad district on March 8, 2018 This is hardly the first time in recent months that Saudi nationalism has trumped pan-Islamist concerns. It was part of the ‘Firstism’ agenda, a militant unilateralism that Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud shares with Trump. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister told Davos there are “two visions” in the region, “one of light … the other of darkness and sectarianism.” Iran, he said, was the “darkness”.

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Saudi Arabia's rise: Can reforms, diversification change a conservative state?
1 month ago

Saudi Arabia's rise: Can reforms, diversification change a conservative state?

Firstpost  

The Kingdom’s journey apparently marks a shift from conservatism to reformation, gearing up further for assuming a leadership role in the changing geopolitics of the region Saudi Arabia celebrates its Founding Day on February 22nd every year. Saudi Arabia’s Rise: Oil, Leadership, and Reforms Since 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undertaken a very different journey. Saudi Arabia’s Strategic …

Saudi Arabia's rise: Can reforms, diversification change a conservative state?
1 month ago

Saudi Arabia's rise: Can reforms, diversification change a conservative state?

Firstpost  

The Kingdom’s journey apparently marks a shift from conservatism to reformation, gearing up further for assuming a leadership role in the changing geopolitics of the region Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia’s Rise: Oil, Leadership, and Reforms Since 1932, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undertaken a very different journey. Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Positioning The geostrategic location …

Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Israel of carrying out “collective genocide” in Gaza, in some of his strongest criticism of the country since the war began last year. During a gathering of leaders of Islamic nations hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Monday, the country’s de facto leader said: “The Kingdom reiterates its …

Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mohammed bin Salman: Saudi crown prince accuses Israel of committing ‘collective genocide’ in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Israel of carrying out “collective genocide” in Gaza, in some of his strongest criticism of the country since the war began last year. During a gathering of leaders of Islamic nations hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Monday, the country’s de facto leader said: “The Kingdom reiterates its …

Unravelling West Asia’s Geopolitical Chessboard: Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia
11 months, 1 week ago

Unravelling West Asia’s Geopolitical Chessboard: Iran, Israel, and Saudi Arabia

Firstpost  

Support for the Palestine cause among major Arab countries is dying out. Iran made it a point to gain traction among the Arab population and targeted Arab states as traitors to the ‘ummah’ In its effort to position Iran as a true Muslim power, it made anti-Israel posturing an intrinsic part of its foreign policy rhetoric. The new regime, led …

Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There finally seems to be some movement towards a peace settlement in the Yemen civil war, which has been raging for nine years now. Although the negotiations are expected to take time before they yield results, there is some optimism in the air as the talks are happening in the aftermath of a China-mediated agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia …

Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
3 years, 6 months ago

Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Saudi Arabia of today is far different from the Saudi Arabia of Sept. 11, 2001. To this day, victims’ families are trying to hold the Saudi government accountable in New York and have pushed President Joe Biden to declassify certain documents related to the attacks, despite Saudi government insistence that any allegation of complicity …

Two Decades After 9/11, Saudi Arabia Seeks Softer Image as US Promises to Exert Pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

Two Decades After 9/11, Saudi Arabia Seeks Softer Image as US Promises to Exert Pressure

News 18  

Two decades after Saudi Arabian militants masterminded and carried out the September 11 attacks, the desert kingdom is striving for change in a reform drive aimed at updating its ultra-conservative image. Women can drive and cinemas have reopened in the “new” Saudi Arabia under crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, among many modernising reforms that some believe …

Saudi Arabia to bring in reforms to make the country ‘less-intimidating’
3 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia to bring in reforms to make the country ‘less-intimidating’

Op India  

Saudi Arabia is set to witness the biggest image reset in modern times as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prioritizes diversifying the oil-reliant economy. Reforms proposed by Saudi Arabia The ongoing transformations are directed towards diversifying the economy, reducing unemployment and increasing women’s participation in the workforce, raising government effectiveness, and increasing non-oil government revenue. “Saudi Arabia entering a post-Wahhabi …

Saudi Arabia: Time to face the music
4 years, 3 months ago

Saudi Arabia: Time to face the music

Al Jazeera  

Having lost its staunchest supporter in Washington, MBS now has to tread carefully on the international scene. Participants at a regional security conference in Manama over the weekend must have been surprised to see former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al-Faisal shoot in all directions, considering that no Saudi is allowed to shoot from the hip nowadays – not even …

Saudi king urges world to take ‘decisive stance’ against Iran
4 years, 4 months ago

Saudi king urges world to take ‘decisive stance’ against Iran

Al Jazeera  

Tensions in the region have risen since Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the international Iran nuclear deal in 2018. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud urged the world on Thursday to take “a decisive stance” to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, in his annual address to the top government …

Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge
4 years, 6 months ago

Saudi king’s rare address to UN showcases monarch in charge

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made a rare address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, using the moment to highlight the foundational notions of his regime — his steadfast commitment to the Palestinians, his stature as custodian of Islam’s holiest sites and his assertion that Iran is responsible for much of the region’s instability. And …

Saudi king denounces Iran’s ‘expansionism’ in fiery UN speech
4 years, 6 months ago

Saudi king denounces Iran’s ‘expansionism’ in fiery UN speech

Al Jazeera  

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz took aim at Iran during his debut on Wednesday at the annual United Nations meeting of world leaders, calling for a comprehensive solution to contain Riyadh’s regional rival and to stop it from getting weapons of mass destruction. ‘Forces of evil’ Hillary Mann Leverett, a former US official and CEO of political risk consultancy …

Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously
4 years, 6 months ago

Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam’s holiest sites, has made its official position on the region’s longest-running conflict clear: Full ties between the kingdom and Israel can only happen when peace is reached with the Palestinians. “It’s no secret there’s a generational conflict,” said New York-based Rabbi Marc Schneier, who …

The end of the Saudi era
4 years, 6 months ago

The end of the Saudi era

Al Jazeera  

Saudi power is on a decline and not even Israel can change that. Paradoxically, nothing testifies to the decline of Saudi Arabia more than the abrupt rise of its junior partner as a bellicose regional power, interfering in Libya and Tunisia and supporting dictators and war criminals, like Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Coincidental power The early …

Analysis: How Saudi Arabia and Iran became rivals
4 years, 9 months ago

Analysis: How Saudi Arabia and Iran became rivals

Al Jazeera  

The Cold War moved to the Middle East, where the front-line states are led not by political stances but religious ones. But crippled by decades of sanctions and Western interference in its affairs and without the oil money Saudi Arabia benefits from, Iran’s foreign policy has been to develop proxies by equipping armed groups elsewhere and backing sympathetic regimes like …

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement
5 years, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran may finally be ready for rapprochement

Al Jazeera  

The October 11 attack on an Iranian oil tanker in Red Sea waters off the coast of Saudi Arabia stoked further friction in a region rattled by attacks on tankers and oil installations since May and increased fears of war between Riyadh and Tehran. The Saudi leadership cannot ignore the US president’s reluctance to take on Iran and his betrayal …

Why Saudi Arabia hates Muslim women in the US Congress
6 years, 2 months ago

Why Saudi Arabia hates Muslim women in the US Congress

Al Jazeera  

It is no surprise the Saudi propaganda machine has come after US House Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. “Saudi Arabia Declares War on America’s Muslim Congresswomen,” a title ran in Foreign Policy magazine recently, where we find out: “Gulf Arab monarchies are using racism, bigotry, and fake news to denounce Washington’s newest history-making politicians.” This is serious business. The …

Saudi Arabia Fears Critics Like Hasan Minhaj. But They'll Only Get Louder.
6 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia Fears Critics Like Hasan Minhaj. But They'll Only Get Louder.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After the worst year for Saudi Arabia’s image since the 9/11 attacks involved several of its citizens, the kingdom began 2019 with a fresh controversy by asking Netflix to block Saudi users from viewing an episode of “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.” On Jan. 1, The Financial Times confirmed that Netflix had complied ― setting off international …

In order to crush Iran, Trump has to stick by bin Salman
6 years, 4 months ago

In order to crush Iran, Trump has to stick by bin Salman

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, visiting scholar at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School and director of its Red Lines Project, is a contributor to CNN where his columns won the Deadline Club Award for Best Opinion Writing. But if he is to achieve this demolition of the Iranian system, it is becoming quite clear that Trump …

The New Saudi Arabia Is A Lot Like The Old Saudi Arabia When It Comes To Women
6 years, 7 months ago

The New Saudi Arabia Is A Lot Like The Old Saudi Arabia When It Comes To Women

Huff Post  

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 20. Jonathan Ernst / Reuters When Hala Al-Dosari told her father in 2013 that she planned to join the biggest-ever protests against the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, he told her she would need to use someone else’s car …

'Culture Shock Within Their Own Country': Saudis Come To Grips With Swift Changes
6 years, 10 months ago

'Culture Shock Within Their Own Country': Saudis Come To Grips With Swift Changes

NPR  

'Culture Shock Within Their Own Country': Saudis Come To Grips With Swift Changes Enlarge this image toggle caption Fatma Tanis/NPR Fatma Tanis/NPR On a balmy Thursday evening, dozens of young Saudis stream into the AlComedy Club in the western port city of Jeddah. Enlarge this image toggle caption Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images "I think that this is what …

Be Changing: All Eyes are Now on Saudi Arabia
7 years ago

Be Changing: All Eyes are Now on Saudi Arabia

ABC  

Hellyer is senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute, and Professor at the Centre for Advanced Study of Islam, Science and Civilisation. Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn Abdul Wahhab and their Legacy When it comes to normative religious practice, Sunni Muslims follow four extant "schools" or madhahib: the Hanafi, the Maliki, the Shafi'i and the Hanbali …

Saudi women scholars call out prince’s reform agenda
7 years, 3 months ago

Saudi women scholars call out prince’s reform agenda

Al Jazeera  

Leading female scholars from Saudi Arabia have described moves to ease restrictions on women as government spin aimed at an international audience to bolster support for efforts to liberalise its ailing economy. Rights groups welcomed a decision to end a ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia, but have called for more comprehensive changes to the kingdom’s “guardianship” system”, which …

AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power
7 years, 4 months ago

AP ANALYSIS: Saudi promise of ‘moderate Islam’ shifts power

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The man who may soon be king of Saudi Arabia is charting a new, more modern course for a country so conservative that for decades there were no concerts or film screenings and women who attempted to drive were arrested. The prince grabbed headlines in recent days by vowing a return to “moderate Islam.” He …

Saudi Arabia's youth embrace crown prince’s desire for liberalisation
7 years, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia's youth embrace crown prince’s desire for liberalisation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Saudi Arabia’s crown prince almost …

Saudi Arabia crown prince tells investors he’s taking on extremists
7 years, 5 months ago

Saudi Arabia crown prince tells investors he’s taking on extremists

Live Mint  

Beirut/Riyadh: It was a comment that stunned the people in the room. At an event on Tuesday in Riyadh meant to highlight the kingdom’s influence in the business world, crown prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia was returning to “moderate” Islam and intended to “eradicate” extremism. In remarks to the Guardian newspaper, however, prince Mohammed blamed the rise in …

Saudi crown prince’s policies come with wins and missteps
7 years, 6 months ago

Saudi crown prince’s policies come with wins and missteps

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s 32-year-old heir to the throne, Mohammed bin Salman, has swept into de facto power in less than three years, bringing a dynamism rarely seen in a kingdom that has mostly been ruled by monarchs in their 70s or 80s. It marks the most significant advancement for women’s rights in the kingdom in years …

The Gulf crisis: Royal ambitions and shaky alliances
7 years, 9 months ago

The Gulf crisis: Royal ambitions and shaky alliances

Al Jazeera  

The scale, scope and causes of the Gulf crisis have been perplexing even for keen observers of the region’s political scene. Royal ambitions and fears Certainly, the main protagonists of this move, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, have sought personal aggrandisement and benefit from this crisis. For Mohammed bin Zayed, this move aims at …

The Qatar-Gulf rift stems from fear
7 years, 9 months ago

The Qatar-Gulf rift stems from fear

Al Jazeera  

The UAE and Saudi leadership seem to have decided to make Qatar a scapegoat for their fears about regional changes. Two seem critical: first, the recent dominant decision-making roles of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Emirates and of Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud in Saudi Arabia, who are moving decisively …

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: A tangled web of politics and terror
7 years, 9 months ago

Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: A tangled web of politics and terror

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Simon Mabon is a lecturer in international relations of the Middle East at Lancaster University. Story highlights Iran attack comes as region faces worst crisis since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1991 Attack challenges Saudi narrative Iran is behind all regional terrorist violence CNN — The specter of terrorism has loomed large over the Arab Gulf states for …

Islamic State claims stunning attack in heart of Iran
7 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State claims stunning attack in heart of Iran

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a pair of stunning attacks on Iran’s parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40. A statement issued Wednesday evening stopped short of alleging direct Saudi involvement but called it “meaningful” that the attacks followed …

Unraveling the Qatar crisis: Sunni, Shia, Saudi, Iranian – and Trump
7 years, 9 months ago

Unraveling the Qatar crisis: Sunni, Shia, Saudi, Iranian – and Trump

CNN  

Story highlights At first glance, the campaign against Qatar makes no sense But if you put it in a wider prism, the larger struggle between Saudi Arabia and Iran becomes clear CNN — Let’s try to work this out. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lead a campaign to isolate neighboring Qatar The charge: that Qatar “embraces various terrorist …

Hassan Rouhani comes down heavily on US, Saudi Arabia
7 years, 10 months ago

Hassan Rouhani comes down heavily on US, Saudi Arabia

Live Mint  

Tehran: Iran’s newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani on Monday called relations with the United States “a curvy road”, saying he hoped the Trump administration will “settle down” enough for his nation to better understand it. Rouhani also criticized Saudi Arabia after it just hosted President Donald Trump’s first foreign trip, saying that the kingdom “has never seen a ballot box” …

Trump eyes Muslim reset with Saudi Arabia speech
7 years, 10 months ago

Trump eyes Muslim reset with Saudi Arabia speech

CNN  

Story highlights Trump left for his first presidential foreign trip Friday His first stop was in Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CNN — A month after Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the US, a hijab-wearing American named Rose Hamid stood up in the grandstands a few rows behind the presidential candidate. “It’s their …

The US-Saudi relations in the Trump era
7 years, 10 months ago

The US-Saudi relations in the Trump era

Al Jazeera  

Riyadh will give a warm welcome to Trump this weekend, but it will judge him based on his actions, not his promises. Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, will be the first foreign destination Donald Trump visits as the President of the United States on May 20. And Obama’s statement that Saudi Arabia should “share the region” with Iran shredded the …

The US-Saudi relations in the Trump era
7 years, 10 months ago

The US-Saudi relations in the Trump era

Al Jazeera  

Riyadh will give a warm welcome to Trump this weekend, but it will judge him based on his actions, not his promises. Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, will be the first foreign destination Donald Trump visits as the President of the United States on May 20. And Obama’s statement that Saudi Arabia should “share the region” with Iran shredded the …

Saudi Arabia working to dazzle Trump in busy overseas visit
7 years, 10 months ago

Saudi Arabia working to dazzle Trump in busy overseas visit

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on the world stage and shove aside rival Iran. Trump’s decision to make Saudi Arabia his first overseas stop sends a powerful message to the kingdom: …

A look at the issues facing US-Saudi ties under Trump
8 years ago

A look at the issues facing US-Saudi ties under Trump

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — When President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Thursday, the new commander-in-chief will be laying the groundwork for his administration’s relations with a Middle Eastern powerhouse and the world’s top oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has welcomed Trump’s hard rhetoric on Iran, which stands in …

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is being attacked by both Sunni and Shia leaders
8 years, 6 months ago

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is being attacked by both Sunni and Shia leaders

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Swamped in their ridiculous war in …

Op-Ed: The Saudis can’t rein in Islamic State. They lost control of global Salafism long ago.
8 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: The Saudis can’t rein in Islamic State. They lost control of global Salafism long ago.

LA Times  

Can a state be both the target of Islamist extremists and responsible for their actions? They point out that the official interpretation of Islam in Saudi Arabia, which outsiders refer to as Wahhabism and Saudis refer to as Salafism, shares many elements with extremist ideology. This understanding of the relationship between the official Islam of Saudi Arabia and the contemporary …

Saudi Arabia Is Iran's New National Security Threat
8 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia Is Iran's New National Security Threat

Huff Post  

FILE -- In this Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 file photo, an Iranian woman holds up a poster showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent opposition Saudi Shiite cleric who was executed by Saudi Arabia, in Tehran, Iran. For years, Iran's primary national security threats have been the United States, Israel and terrorism committed by groups such as the self-proclaimed Islamic State, …

Oil, money, politics and evil: Our leading Middle East ally is the worst country imaginable
9 years, 2 months ago

Oil, money, politics and evil: Our leading Middle East ally is the worst country imaginable

Salon  

American foreign policy is full of things we can’t see and things we don’t talk about. Internal dissidents and critics of the monarchy have been convicted on such charges as “breaking allegiance with the ruler” and “contact with foreign news organizations to exaggerate the news.” Last week’s execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leading Shiite cleric, along with dozens of …

Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr: Saudi-Iran Clash Is About Power, Not Religion
9 years, 2 months ago

Former Iranian President Bani-Sadr: Saudi-Iran Clash Is About Power, Not Religion

Huff Post  

Tobias Schwarz / Reuters Abolhassan Bani-Sadr was the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the 1979 revolution. The Saudi regime was certain that in such a closed circuit of violence, the Iranian regime would react in such a way. The Saudi regime argues that the Iranian regime has no right to interfere in the affairs of Arab …

Saudi Arabia’s deadly gamble
9 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s deadly gamble

The Hindu  

>Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, perhaps the most influential leader among the Kingdom’s Shia minority, was clearly a provocative move. Iran, a Shia-majority country and a regional rival of Saudi Arabia, had repeatedly requested the Sunni monarchy to pardon Nimr, who was the driving force behind the Arab Spring model protests in the kingdom’s east in 2011. Even …

The Saudi-Iranian rupture could have dire consequences
9 years, 2 months ago

The Saudi-Iranian rupture could have dire consequences

ABC  

Saudi Arabia has decided to let its accumulated frustrations with Iran out of the bottle. The rupture of relations between the Sunni Islamic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shia Islamic Republic of Iran, and heightening belligerency and non-cooperation between the two sides, are precisely what Islamic State has wanted in order to plunge not only the region, but the …

Saudi Arabia and Iran and how we got here
9 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran and how we got here

Al Jazeera  

It is US retrenchment from the region that has been the cause of regional competition in the first place. The decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to recall its diplomats from Tehran and expel all Iranian diplomats is a deeply worrying development in a troubled relationship between the Middle East’s pre-eminent regional powers. Make no mistake though, the diplomatic …

Saudi Arabia and Iran and how we got here
9 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia and Iran and how we got here

Al Jazeera  

It is US retrenchment from the region that has been the cause of regional competition in the first place. The decision by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to recall its diplomats from Tehran and expel all Iranian diplomats is a deeply worrying development in a troubled relationship between the Middle East’s pre-eminent regional powers. Make no mistake though, the diplomatic …

Saudi Arabia: However repellent the regime, its collapse would be worse – we must do what we can to aid reform
9 years, 2 months ago

Saudi Arabia: However repellent the regime, its collapse would be worse – we must do what we can to aid reform

The Independent  

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