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How the Saudi Plot to Topple the Lebanese Government Backfired by ROBERT FISK
The Saudis may be holding the Lebanese Prime Minister hostage but their apparent plan to topple the Beirut government has gloriously backfired. Far from breaking up the cabinet and throwing Hezbollah’s ministers to the wolves, the Lebanese nation has suddenly … Continue reading
Why the Anti-Corruption Drive in Saudi Arabia is Doomed to Fail by PATRICK COCKBURN
About eight or nine years ago, I had an Afghan friend who previously worked for a large US aid agency funding projects in the Afghan provinces. He had been hired to monitor their progress once work had got underway, but … Continue reading
Why the campaign against Qatar is doomed
Saudi Arabia and UAE bit off more than they can chew once they took on Qatar, a country with vast wealth and powerful allies It has been apparent for some time that the war against the Islamic State (IS) group … Continue reading
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Tagged Gulf crisis, King Salman, Qatar, saudi arabia
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Trump, Israel and Saudi Arabia – Targeting Iran by CHANDRA MUZAFFAR
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s visit to West Asia, is there even a faint glimmer of hope for peace in the most conflict-ridden region of the world? Or, has his visit to Saudi Arabia and Israel from the … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy, Empire, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Zionism
Tagged iran, israel, saudi arabia, trump, war
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The Real Aim of Trump’s Trip to Saudi Arabia by ROBERT FISK
Donald Trump sets off on Friday to create the fantasy of an Arab Nato. There will be dictators aplenty to greet him in Riyadh, corrupt autocrats and thugs and torturers and head choppers. There will be at least one zombie president – the … Continue reading
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Tagged saudi arabia, trump
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Good times over for expats in Saudi Arabia
Seventeen years after first setting foot in Saudi Arabia, Dominic Steck shipped his two cats and returned to Germany with his wife and school-age children, who hardly know their homeland. As Saudi Arabia steps up efforts to employ more of … Continue reading
White saviours must stop speaking over Arab women
One of the first viral videos to come out of the Middle East and North Africa region this year was from Saudi Arabia. It was a song sung in a local Saudi dialect that expressed female frustration at the patriarchal … Continue reading
A Panama Papers Hoax Claims The Saudi King Funded Benjamin Netanyahu’s Election Campaign
The fake story claimed the Saudis gave Bibi $80 million. Several English-language websites in the Middle East and at least one big American blog fell for a fake story that claimed Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud financed Israeli … Continue reading
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Panama Papers: Saudi Arabia King Sponsored Netanyahu’s Campaign
Isaac Herzog, member of the Knesset and Chairman of the Israeli Labor party, revealed that Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz financed the election campaign of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. “In March 2015, King Salman has deposited eighty million dollars … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia and 9/11: the Kingdom May be in For a Nasty Shock by PATRICK COCKBURN
Foreign leaders visiting King Salman of Saudi Arabia have noticed that there is a large flower display positioned just in front of where the 80-year-old monarch sits. On closer investigation, the visitors realised that the purpose of the flowers is … Continue reading