Tag: Arabias
Saudi Arabia’s September 11 Connection and the Contradictions of American Foreign Policy
How the state that aided terrorism on US soil has become an indispensable ally that the Biden administration is determined to placate at all costs.
On May 20, The Atlantic, an eminently mainstream publication that normally traffics in soothing establishment banalities, published a rare blockbuster: a detailed report based on newly filed court
Saudi Arabia’s bid to become Ukraine war middleman – POLITICO
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Saudi Arabia was dismissed globally as a human rights pariah following the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
But this weekend, the country will burnish its credentials as a peacemaker when it hosts talks on the Ukraine war.
Dozens of national security advisers and senior-ranking officials are descending on the Red Sea city of Jeddah for a meeting that kicks off Friday evening.
The aim is to
Kylian Mbappé Is Target of Record Offer From Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal
Saudi Arabia’s turbocharged attempt to turn its domestic soccer league into one of the sport’s most glamorous has already attracted Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest stars of his generation, and Karim Benzema, the reigning world player of the year. Those deals, though, pale into comparison with its most ambitious target yet: Kylian Mbappé.
Over the weekend, one of the Saudi Professional League’s more prominent teams, Al Hilal, submitted an offer worth $332 million for the France striker to his