Last month, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) made an opulent trip to Europe after a four-year enforced hiatus, and he’s making up for lost time and expenses. Mohammed Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler...
A fierce battle is brewing in India, where Russia has undercut the price of oil from its OPEC+ ally Saudi Arabia, paving the way for Moscow to expand market share in one of the biggest crude importers. Russia Undercuts Saudi Oil Markets Russian...
Several international human rights groups have accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of being involved in serious human rights violations, most recently was a report by f Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Reporters Without Borders...
During his trip to France to meet President Emmanuel Macron, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) stayed at a lavish chateau dubbed “the world’s most expensive home” when he purchased it in 2015. The Chateau...
The double blow of depressed oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic is placing unique pressure on the Saudi economy. COVID-19 has further devalued oil and wreaked havoc on the non-energy sectors Saudi Arabia is trying to develop in the name of...
Saudi Arabia has been long known as the Kingdom of silence and repression, where human rights activists and opponents are prosecuted, forcibly disappeared, arbitrary detained, and tortured in hell-like prisons. However, Jamal Khashoggi’s...
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is headed to Saudi Arabia via Singapore, the Associated Press reported, citing unnamed Maldives officials. The leader missed a Wednesday deadline to submit his resignation after he fled the country for the...
The Italian newspaper, Formiche, has shed light on US President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Saudi Arabia, a country he vowed to treat as a ‘pariah.’ Biden has some strategic priorities to make a step back to repair strained relations with a...
A new report by Forbes revealed the Saudi suspicious role in the increase in oil prices, accusing the Kingdom of ‘playing ball’ behind the scenes. The Saudi leadership has repeatedly rebuffed requests from President Biden and leaders of oil...
Researchers at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace stated that the US president’s reluctance to hold Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accountable “is a failure of his policies in the White House.” Sarah Yerkes, a researcher in...