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MBS DODGES question on wealth fund's $2B injection into Jared Kushner's private equity - as ...

The Daily Mail 21 Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman has said he doesn't see any issues with his wealth fund ... He was among the Saudi royal family's staunchest defenders within the administration amid international outrage over its murder of US-based journalist and MbS critic Jamal Khashoggi.
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A U.S.-Saudi Defense Pact Is a Terrible Idea

Time Magazine 20 Sep 2023
The question, however, isn’t whether an Israel-Saudi normalization agreement would be a good thing for the U.S.—it’s how high a price Washington is willing to pay to get the deal across the finish line ... soldiers, sailors, fighter pilots, and marines into security guards for the Saudi royal family running the kingdom.
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In Meeting With Netanyahu, Zelensky Likely to Seek Help on Iranian Drones

Time Magazine 19 Sep 2023
... with Israeli officials in recent months, including spending time brokering talks with the Saudi royal family to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but that Biden has been reluctant to give Netanyahu the high-profile platform that comes with a White House visit.
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Prince Khalid bin Mohammed of Al Hilal dies leaving Saudi sports circle in grief

The News International 16 Sep 2023
One of the users X — formerly known as Twitter — said, “Our condolences to our people in #Saudi Arabia and the royal family on the death of the former president of #Al-Hilal, Prince #Khalid_bin_Muhammad, may God protect him. Our condolences to his family, sons, relatives, and all members of the honorable royal family.
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Maryam al-Khawaja blocked from London flight to Bahrain

The New Arab 15 Sep 2023
It marked one of the largest demonstrations against Bahrain's Al Khalifa royal family in the decade since it, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, violently put down the Arab Spring protests. The Sunni Al Khalifa family has ruled over the majority Shiite island in the Persian Gulf since 1783 ... ....
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Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain prepares to travel to island kingdom on Friday

Rutland Herald 15 Sep 2023
It marked one of the largest demonstrations to target Bahrain's Al Khalifa royal family in the decade since they, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, violently put down the Arab Spring protests. The Sunni Al Khalifa family has ruled over the majority Shiite island in the Persian Gulf since 1783 ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain blocked from traveling to island kingdom on Friday

Wtop 15 Sep 2023
It marked one of the largest demonstrations to target Bahrain’s Al Khalifa royal family in the decade since they, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, violently put down the Arab Spring protests. The Sunni Al Khalifa family has ruled over the majority Shiite island in the Persian Gulf since 1783 ... He also met U.S ... He added ... ___.
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A daughter of long-detained activist in Bahrain is blocked from traveling to the island kingdom

Moosejaw Today 15 Sep 2023
It marked one of the largest demonstrations against Bahrain's Al Khalifa royal family in the decade since it, along with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, violently put down the Arab Spring protests. The Sunni Al Khalifa family has ruled over the majority Shiite island in the Persian Gulf since 1783 ... Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... ___ ... .
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Saudis, Taliban Follow Different Paths on Women's Work, Education

Beijing News 13 Sep 2023
Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia are known for their Shariah-based legal systems and authoritarian ways of governance ... and Saudi officials ... Widely referred to as an authoritarian monarchy, Saudi Arabia still has no female ministers in the government or a woman in the royal court where the Saudi royal family decides nearly all of the kingdom's affairs.
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Saudi Arabia: Investment Fund Linked to Abuses

Human Rights Watch 13 Sep 2023
They include the 2017 “anti-corruption” crackdown that involved arbitrary detentions, abusive treatment, and the extortion of property from former and current government officials, prominent businessmen, and rivals within the royal family, as well as the 2018 murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Elon Musk is a lesson in the dangers of unchecked corporate leaders | Siva Vaidhyanathan

The Guardian 12 Sep 2023
Meanwhile, Musk’s financial debts to the sovereign investment fund of the Saudi royal family has generated significant scrutiny among policy makers and human rights advocates around the world.
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This man owns world's most expensive private jet worth Rs 4100 crore; net worth less ...

DNA India 12 Sep 2023
Not Mukesh Ambani or Ratan Tata, but the world’s most expensive private jet is owned by Saudi Arabia prince and businessman Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, who is a member of a prominent Middle East royal family and owns a massive fortune ... PM Modi, Saudi Crown Prince hold first strategic meet, discuss defence, energy, healthcare.
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Elon Musk is a lesson in the dangers of unchecked corporate leaders

The Observer 12 Sep 2023
Elon Musk is not the most reckless, destructive or dangerous corporate leader in world history ... Meanwhile, Musk’s financial debts to the sovereign investment fund of the Saudi royal family have generated significant scrutiny among policy makers and human rights advocates around the world ... Musk sometimes pretends to have values and principles ... .
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LeBron James’ Visit to Saudi Arabia Is Sportswashing at Work

The Daily Beast 11 Sep 2023
In a lot of ways, the Saudi Royal Family’s adventures in dumping money in sports resembles sportswashing ... But what the Saudi royal family is doing isn’t quite sportswashing, because in the eyes of the most powerful people in the world, they’re clean enough.
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22 Years Do-Over Thought Experiment

Minden Press-Herald 11 Sep 2023
Infidel troops (US military) out of the most holy country to Islam (in his view), Saudi Arabia ... US stop aid to corrupt MENA rulers, such as the royal family in Saudi Arabia ... Yeah? How did that war on the Taliban go for us? How did it work out when Dick Cheney got Saudi Arabia to ...

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