Podcast appearances and mentions of Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi-Arabien investiert Unsummen in die Diversifizierung der heimischen Wirtschaft. Trotzdem bleibt die Dominanz des Ölgeschäfts ungebrochen. Doch der niedrige Ölpreis testet die Finanzen des Königsreichs - und die Schulden wachsen rasant. Moderation? Christian HerrmannSie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.deSie möchten "Wieder was gelernt" unterstützen? Dann bewerten Sie den Podcast gerne bei Apple Podcasts oder Spotify.Alle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/wiederwasgelerntUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlWir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, klicken Sie hier: https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

President Trump kicked off a four-day trip to the Middle East, with a visit to the Saudi capital where he sat down Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The world leaders discussed the path forward for U.S.-Saudi relations and the push for an Iranian nuclear deal. Bret looks back on his conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman where they discussed Saudi Arabia's role in the Middle East, the relationship the Saudis have been able to build with Iran, and Bret questions Crown Prince Salman on the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Original Air Date: September 21, 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, we are officially in springtime, what we like to call Rapture Season around here, and the needle on our end times Prophet-O-Meter is pinned all the way to the right. So we are thrilled to bring you today's Podcast showing you how our choice for the biblical man of sin, Emmanuel Macron, is wonderfully continuing the job he seems to have been predestined to do. Not only that, he has a new sidekick along for the ride to assist him in creating a Palestinian state, our old friend Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Christian, you live in a Now The End Begins world, and prophecy is coming true before your very eyes. Is Emmanuel Macron the biblical man of sin? That's the question we will attempt to answer, along with end times updates from around the world, on this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was publicly identified as the man who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. As a result, he was referred to as a pariah. So, how did MBS go from pariah to peacemaker?

How did Saudi Arabia come to host leaders from the US, Russia and Ukraine for peace talks? Just a few years ago, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was publicly identified as the man who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. As a result, he was referred to as a pariah by former President Joe Biden. So, how did MBS go from pariah to peacemaker?Jonny Dymond speaks to journalist Jonathan Rugman, producer of the BBC documentary 'The Kingdom' about the life of Mohammed bin Salman.Producers: Richard Moran, Tom Kavanagh, Mhairi MacKenzie and Eleanor SlySound engineers: Mike RegaardAssistant editor: Richard Fenton-SmithSenior news editor: China Collins

Despite the recent incendiary declaration by Trump to occupy Gaza and clean the land of Palestinians, there remains fervent talk that normalisation with Saudi is on the cards. The de facto leader Mohammed Bin Salman has made it clear that he wants to make public what is very much the reality: his embrace of Israel and probably the most significant political prize to the genocidal state. The kingdom, in many ways, is rapidly moving towards a westernisation, at least in economic and cultural terms – with concerts and sporting events and the mass incarceration of the many scholars, including the father of my guest today, Shaykh Salman Alaoudh. We are honoured to have Abdullah Alaoudh on the show to help us understand the new Saudi Arabia and its extremes. Abdullah Alaoudh is a legal scholar from Saudi Arabia. He is currently the senior director of Countering Authoritarianism at the Middle East Democracy Center (MEDC) and secretary general of the Saudi National Assembly Party. Let me remind all viewers that to help us continue to engage critical thought at this time, Please consider becoming a Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslimYou can also support The Thinking Muslim through a one-time donation: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/DonateListen to the audio version of the podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vXiAjVFnhNI3T9Gkw636aApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-thinking-muslim/id1471798762Sign up to Muhammad Jalal's newsletter: https://jalalayn.substack.comPurchase our Thinking Muslim mug: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/merchFind us on:Patron. https://www.patreon.com/TheThinkingMuslimTwitter: https://twitter.com/thinking_muslimFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinking-Muslim-Podcast-105790781361490Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkingmuslimpodcast/Telegram: https://t.me/thinkingmuslimBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/thinkingmuslim.bsky.socialHost: https://twitter.com/jalalaynHost IG: https://www.instagram.com/jalalayns/Website Archive: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Netflix shares soar to record high after ‘biggest ever' subscriber gain in Q4 2024-25, Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles, Trump toughens crackdown on immigration and diversity, Always open to legitimate return of undocumented Indians, says S Jaishankar

Youtube - https://youtu.be/EF-yONBmGa8 Bradley's #51 Curious Worldview Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cHyTyId6UbBrBM1nbDt9q?si=faZKIDlQRGCH8iQW4k2uwQ Bradley's #51 Curious Worldview Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/51-bradley-hope-billion-dollar-whale-blood-oil-project/id1540424160?i=1000539362238&l=en-GBWhale Hunting Podcast (Highly Recommend) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whale-hunting/id1718751733 Curious Worldview Newsletter - https://curiousworldview.beehiiv.com/subscribeBradley Hope returns to the podcast.By far the highest production value I've ever done. We recorded this together in Bradley's studio in London. It's TV quality stuff so refer to youtube for this one. And the podcast was as much in 90 minutes that we could possibly do around his book, Blood and Oil. The co-author of which, Justin Scheck has also been a previous guests on this podcast. Blood and Oil is the story of MBS, Mohammed bin Salman, who is the crown prince and most powerful person in Saudi Arabia, he is as well, the singular vision responsible for most of the good but as well, most of the bad that Saudi Arabia has been responsible for since about 2017.Some of the things that stand out from this episode that I would encourage you to stay around for include… the Shiek Down, this brazen transference of power and wealth which MBS oversaw.Bradley's take on the supposed sports-washing this region has been all over the news for, specifically here, referring to football and golf.The US/Saudi relationshipNEOMAnd in between all of that a sense for MBS as told through the reporting and journalism of one of the best.00:00 - Bradley Hope02:30 - The Region - Oil, Religion, History06:45 - Sovereign Wealth Funds08:50 - Religious Divide Between Gulf Nations010:41 - Saudi Arabia Young Country13:40 - Understanding MBS19:40 - The Shiek Down27:35 - MBS & Risk30:58 - MBZ - UAE33:40 - Bradley's Contrarian Take On Sportswashing43:07 - Geopolitical Significance Of The Region51:10 - Consultancies (McKinsey, etc) In Saudi55:23 - NEOM1:00:10 - Journalist Craft1:05:15 - Has MBS Read Bradley's Work & Does Bradley Still Love Journalism?1:08:30 - Bradley Reflects On Changing Media Landscape1:13:50 - Mecca & Medina1:15:10 - Misunderstood Parts Of Saudi & Emirates

Vandaag wordt het officieel: het WK voetbal zal in 2034 plaatsvinden in Saoedi-Arabië. Daar ging een uitgekiende campagne aan vooraf, waarin de conservatieve oliestaat zich onder kroonprins Mohammed bin Salman ineens presenteerde als moderne samenleving. Maar het land is sindsdien óók steeds meer een politiestaat geworden, ziet verslaggever Joris Kooiman. Waarom gaat het WK dan toch naar Saoedi-Arabië?Gast: Joris KooimanPresentatie: Egbert KalseRedactie: Iddo HavingaMontage: Gal Tsadok-HaiLuister ook naar De coup van Qatar, de zesdelige serie over het WK in Qatar in 2022 die Joris Kooiman maakte met Gabriella Adèr.Heeft u vragen, suggesties of ideeën over onze journalistiek? Mail dan naar onze ombudsman via ombudsman@nrc.nlZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we revisit the Las Vegas shooting from October 1, 2017. This time, we explore if OPEC & a power struggle within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was responsible for the event. And what role did Stephen Paddock play in it? Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheFactHunter Website: thefacthunter.com Email: thefacthunter@mail.com Snail Mail: George Hobbs PO Box 109 Goldsboro, MD  21636Show Notes: Is Biden wanting WW3, Democrats and Republicans fearful of Trump's plans, Suicide bombers in the US. https://youtu.be/c4_NYeWQ4U0?si=3mj2J-WYLCCn2nbNDmitri Medvedev https://x.com/medvedevrussiae/status/1858818104370884949?s=46&t=ytitK_qmWZMvJd0lLKbt-g War is now with NATO https://x.com/worldsource24/status/1858862318848749927?s=46&t=ytitK_qmWZMvJd0lLKbt-g Trump still can't read the room https://x.com/1765sol/status/1858344118893838369 Trump / Martial Law? https://x.com/realDonParody/status/1858555997142331612 Emergency Powers https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/bolster-checks-balances/executive-power/emergency-powers Trump's new FBI candidate https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1857603718205612417?s=46&t=ytitK_qmWZMvJd0lLKbt-g 2017 LV Shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shooting President Trump addresses deadly Las Vegas shooting https://www.youtube.com/live/xZfLQL5RyaA?si=gJjymmpzLzDK1EPC Las Vegas Shooting A Saudi Crown Prince Salman Assassination Attempt? https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2017/11/las-vegas-shooting-a-saudi-crown-prince-salman-assassination-attempt-video-2495332.html Mohammad bin Salman a serious candidate for antichrist. Part I. https://detektywprawdy.pl/en/2020/03/10/mohammad-bin-salman-positive-candidate-for-antichrist-part-i/ The Mysterious Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival Massacre https://www.newsfromtheperimeter.com/home/2018/2/1/las-vegas-route-91-harvest-festival-massacre-mystery-part-2 Las Vegas Massacre False Flag To Cover Assassination Attempt On Saudi Prince https://goodizen.com/a-unnamed-saudi-prince-had-rented-the-entire-top-floor-of-the-mandalay-bay-hotel-the-day-before-the-shootings-and-left-the-day-after-this-is-confirmed-a-proven-fact/ Counter-coup in Saudi Arabia played out in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 at the Mandalay Bay https://themillenniumreport.com/2017/11/counter-coup-in-saudi-arabia-played-out-in-las-vegas-on-oct-1-at-the-mandalay-bay/Trump's new candidate for FBI head loves the “deep state” and wants to spy on you https://x.com/wikileaks/status/1857603718205612417The brother of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock speaks for a second timehttps://youtu.be/SPZFN6VFFow?si=GyEIXUFrW2npBsLO

Forty-five years ago this month, a group of armed insurgents stormed the Grand Mosque in Mecca, taking thousands of worshippers hostage. The siege would go on to have profound implications in Saudi Arabia, and beyond. 

In the Jerusalem Post today, they ran an op-ed begging Jared Kushner to return to the world stage that read more like a love letter. It said “Dear Jared Kushner, Former senior advisor to the president of the United States, son-in-law of President-Elect Donald J. Trump. It's time to return to the table. In recent years, you have been instrumental in reshaping Israel's place in the Middle East. Through the Abraham Accords and countless behind-the-scenes efforts, you brought peace closer to reality and strengthened Israel's position globally. Now, at this critical juncture, we need you once again.” There it is, and that's the memo. On this episode of the Prophecy News Podcast, there is no shortage of eye-popping breaking news to talk about here at home in America and around the world. Jared Kushner, co-architect of the Abraham Accords with Mohammed bin Zayed is back in the news, and for all the right end times reasons. There is talk in the Democratic Party of having Joe Biden resign now, thus making Kamala Harris the 47th president. What a free-for-all that would be. 3 Iranians have been arrested in a plot to assassinate president-elect Donald Trump, and the Russia Ukraine War had it's biggest day yesterday. If you thought that returning Donald Trump to power was going to solve all our problems, you would be quite mistaken. A Trump presidency will solve some of those problems, absolutely, but it brings in a whole host of other ones. On this episode, we bring you all the breaking news you need to know!

Max Valentin ska delta i inofficiella OS för kampsport i Saudiarabien. Till vardags jobbar han med demokratifrågor. Nu måste han göra allt för att undvika diktaturens sportwashing. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Max Valentin är en av världens främsta utövare i sporten Canne de Combat, en fransk kampsport som kan beskrivas som pinnfäktning. Nu har han fått en inbjudan att tävla i ”World Combat Games” i en av världens största diktaturer, i Riyadh i Saudiarabien. Uttagningen till spelen är en barndomsdröm som går i uppfyllelse, men den krockar med hans professionella identitet och starka värderingar om mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati. Han måste göra något för att visa sin solidaritet med de lokala motståndarna mot Mohammed Bin Salman och diktaturen. I jakten på ett dödshotat death metal-band från Saudi möter han istället en karismatisk person som inte alls passar in i hans förutfattade meningar om Saudiarabien.Dokumentären gjordes 2024 av Samuel Sjöblom.Producent: Ylva LindgrenSlutmix: Jacob Gustavsson

En 2015, Arabia Saudita se encontraba al borde de un cambio histórico. El rey Abdalá agonizaba, y su medio hermano Salman estaba listo para tomar el trono.Pero en las sombras, su hijo, Mohammed bin Salman, preparaba el camino para convertirse en el líder más poderoso de su generación.

This is a bonus episode from The Global Story. Mohammed bin Salman: The unstoppable prince?After ruthlessly outmanoeuvring hundreds of rivals, Mohammed bin Salman has become the most powerful man in Saudi Arabia. The crown prince believes his sweeping vision for the country will bring in investment, top flight sport and visitors from around the world. His only demand in return... absolute loyalty. So, is MBS unstoppable?On this episode Caitríona Perry speaks to Jonathan Rugman, journalist and producer of a new documentary “The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince”, which shines a fresh light on how he got to power and how far he'll go to maintain it. They are also joined by the BBC World Service Arab Affairs Editor Sebastian Usher, who has spent time in Saudi Arabia for many years.Listeners in the UK can watch “The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince” on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zprm/the-kingdom-the-worlds-most-powerful-princeThe Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide, one big story every weekday, making sense of the news with our experts around the world. Insights you can trust, from the BBC World Service. For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globalstory or search for The Global Story wherever you got this podcast.We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.Producers: Richard Moran and Alix Pickles.Sound Engineer: Mike Regaard and Jack Graysmark.Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.Senior Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

After ruthlessly outmanoeuvring hundreds of rivals, Mohammed bin Salman has become the most powerful man in Saudi Arabia. The crown prince believes his sweeping vision for the country will bring in investment, top flight sport and visitors from around the world. His only demand in return... absolute loyalty. So, is MBS unstoppable?On this episode Caitríona Perry speaks to Jonathan Rugman, journalist and producer of a new documentary “The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince”, which shines a fresh light on how he got to power and how far he'll go to maintain it. They are also joined by the BBC World Service Arab Affairs Editor Sebastian Usher, who has spent time in Saudi Arabia for many years. Listeners in the UK can watch “The Kingdom: The World's Most Powerful Prince” on iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001zprm/the-kingdom-the-worlds-most-powerful-princeThe Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.Producers: Richard Moran and Alix Pickles.Sound Engineer: Mike Regaard and Jack Graysmark.Assistant Editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas.Senior Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

The old world order is receding rapidly as preparations are underway to receive the coming Antichrist, and there is perhaps no place more incendiary right now than what happened yesterday. We told you how Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chose to not renew their Petro Dollar contract with the United States, something that gave America supreme financial dominance around the world over the past half century. Now the US will have to compete with the Chinese RMB, Euros, Yen, and Yuan, but that's not the worst of it. CBDC with its human-implantable microchip implications is coming like a freight train. On this episode of the NTEB Prophecy News Podcast, look anywhere around you on the global landscape, and it's nothing but crazy town from every angle. In just the past 24 hours, we've learned that the Earth's inner core has reversed its direction, NATO says a minimum of 300,000 troops are on high readiness, Pope Francis will address the G7 as king of Vatican City, and Bird Flu continues it headlong rush forward to become Disease X. Also at the G7 yesterday, the US signed a Bilateral Security Agreement with Ukraine and will help them fight Russia with boots on the ground. If all that is not enough, how about the IDF, who possesses some of the most-advanced military technology on the planet, fighting Hezbollah with a trebuchet straight out of 2 Chronicles 26:15? Only instead of flinging stones and arrows, they are hurling fireballs! Christian, the end times are no longer knocking on the door, they have kicked it in and are swarming from all directions. Flight 777 now boarding!

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Grote kans dat opnieuw een Golfstaat met twijfelachtige reputatie het WK voetbal binnenhaalt: Saoedi-Arabië. Voor kroonprins Mohammed bin Salman is sport cruciaal om zijn macht veilig te stellen. „Achter die façade gaat een politiestaat schuil.”Gast: Joris KooimanStem & Productie: Jan Paul de BondtCoördinatie: Henk Ruigrok van der WervenHeeft u vragen, suggesties of ideeën over onze journalistiek? Mail dan naar onze ombudsman via ombudsman@nrc.nl.Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arab Digest editor William Law's guest is the European Council on Foreign Relation's Cinzia Bianco. After a tumultuous and violent start to his de facto leadership of Saudi Arabia the crown prince has pivoted the kingdom toward a new diplomacy at a challenging and dangerous time in the world's most volatile region. Sign up NOW at ArabDigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & weekly podcasts.

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Selbst in Saudi-Arabien sitzt das Geld derzeit nicht so locker, wie es scheint. Trotz aller Großinvestitionen in riesige Bauprojekte, eine neue Airline und den Fußball, spricht Experte Sebastian Sons von einer "herausfordernden Situation". Saudi-Arabien musste inzwischen sogar etwas tun, was es seit Jahren vermieden hat: Kredite aufnehmen, damit die Vision 2030 erfolgreich wird.Sie haben Fragen? Schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an podcasts@ntv.deSie wollen keine Folge mehr verpassen? Dann abonnieren Sie "Wieder was gelernt" als Push-Nachricht in der ntv App oder bei RTL+ Musik, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify oder über den RSS-FeedSie möchten eine Bewertung schreiben? Apple Podcasts, SpotifyUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

From Tucker Carlson to Johnny Depp, a celebrity bromance is the must-have accessory for modern dictators, says Marina Hyde (1m50); the Libertines on feuds, friendship and their tortured reunion by Simon Hattenstone (9m03); and how habituation, a simple behavioural trick, can help you experience less pain and more pleasure by Cass Sunstein and Tali Sharot (35m49).

Picture the scene: you're luxury glamping in the Saudi desert, the darkening sky already awash with stars above you. You're about to enjoy all the splendour of an evening amongst the Saudi royal court when Johnny emerges from his opulent tent, acoustic guitar in hand. That, I'm afraid, has been the fate of Mohammed Bin Salman's courtiers in recent months, ever since the pair began their budding bromance. This week, Whale Hunting host Bradley Hope has written an exclusive story on this new friendship for Vanity Fair, and we'll be unpacking its twists and turns in this episode. Tom Wright quizzes Bradley on the details, including how Johnny and MBS came to meet, his time aboard the crown prince's yacht, and what their relationship could signal for the future of Hollywood, Saudi Arabia, and the film industry.  To read Bradley's story for Vanity Fair, 'Inside Johnny Depp's Epic Bromance With Saudi Crown Prince MBS', visit vanityfair.com. For more from Whale Hunting, make sure to follow the podcast – and you can subscribe to our newsletter at whalehunting.projectbrazen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saad Aljabri v. Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud

Saudi Arabia is changing, affecting its culture, the region and the world. Nightlife takes a look at the history and future of the country's sovereign wealth fund, pouring billions into economic diversification and social reform.

Öl hat Saudi-Arabien reich gemacht. Doch das Ende der bisherigen Geldquelle ist absehbar. Mit einer Reihe von wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Reformen will sich das Königreich daher für die Zukunft rüsten. Die Frage ist: Kann das gelingen? «Vision 2030» heisst das Reformpaket. Es soll die Saudische Gesellschaft modernisieren, die Abhängigkeit vom Öl reduzieren sowie ausländische Investitionen anlocken. Der Kopf hinter der «Vision 2030» ist Kronprinz Mohammed Bin-Salman, der starke Mann der absolutistischen Erbmonarchie. Seit er an der Macht ist, hat es eine Reihe von Liberalisierungen gegeben. Frauen dürfen wieder Autofahren, in Kinos und Cafés dürfen neu unverheiratete Frauen und Männer gemeinsam Zeit verbringen. Auch auf dem Arbeitsmarkt dürfen Frauen mittlerweile in Berufen arbeiten, die bis vor ein paar Jahren nur den Männern offen standen. Während viele, vor allem junge Frauen in den urbanen Zentren, die Reformen begrüssen, kritisieren Aktivistinnen, dass dabei vielmehr wirtschaftliche Interessen im Vordergrund stehen statt die Stärkung von Frauenrechten. Sie verweisen auf die weiterhin inhaftierten Aktivistinnen. Tempo und Inhalt der Reformen würden von oben, von Mohammed Bin Salman, vorgegeben. Ihm geht es dabei auch um die langfristige Machtsicherung des Königshauses. Saudi-Arabien ist eine absolutistische Erbmonarchie, freie Meinungsäusserung ist nicht möglich. Bisher garantierten die Öleinnahmen vielen Saudis ein angenehmes Leben in Wohlstand, im Gegenzug wurde der Herrschaftsanspruch der Königsfamilie nicht in Frage gestellt. Damit dies in Zukunft so bleibt versucht Mohammed Bin Salman die Wirtschat breiter aufzustellen. Immense Investitionen in die Unterhaltungsindustrie sollen – gemeinsam mit den gesellschaftlichen Liberalisierungen – seine junge Bevölkerung bei Laune halten. Das alles gehört genauso zu seiner «Vision 2030» wie der Bau futuristischer Städte mitten in der Wüste und weitere fantastische Grossprojekte. All das ist bisher erst ein Versprechen für eine glänzende Zukunft, und für das Königshaus auch eine grosse Wette. Geht sie auf, so soll die Erbmonarchie noch lange Zeit weiterbestehen. Im Gegenzug soll die Bevölkerung weiterhin am wirtschaftlichen Reichtum teilhaben können.

On tonight's episode we have all three of the guys and are joined by friend of the pod Greg Goodfried, president of Damelio inc as they catch up on everything Greg has been working on with the Damelio's including the new season of there show on Hulu as well as some news including Mohammed Bin Salman being unfazed by sportswashing claims, the USA financing more than weapons in Ukraine, The Writers strike finally ending, Taylor Swifts new boyfriend in the NFL, and a really insightful conversation on having a family while being an entrepreneur. 

Saudi Arabia is one of the fastest growing nations on the planet, with the government leading initiatives to expand its energy production as well as open the country up to tourists around the globe.   Bret sits down with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the advancements the country has made in the past two decades, as well as the nation's efforts to normalize relations with Israel.   Later, they discuss Saudi Arabia's role in the Middle East, the relationship the Saudis have been able to build with Iran, and Bret questions Crown Prince Salman on the 2018 assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Follow Bret on Twitter: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Analysts have been deciphering the Putin-Prigozhin power struggle; how it played out and what's next for Russian politics and the war in Ukraine.Contributors:Ian Garner - Author, Z GenerationEilish Hart - Editor, Meduza in EnglishNeil Hauer - JournalistLeonid Ragozin - Freelance journalistOn our radar:Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been hyping his Saudi megaproject in the desert. Producer Tariq Nafi looks into Neom and the PR company selling it to the world.India's Young YouTubers:India's YouTube boom and the reason why so many people are relying on it for news despite some of the misinformation that's thriving there.Contributors:Sakshi Joshi - Former anchor, India TV and News24; News and Current Affairs YouTuberManisha Pande - Executive editor, NewslaundryDhruv Rathee - News and Current Affairs YouTuberSubscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribeFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglishFind us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeeraCheck our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/@AljazeeraEnglish#Aljazeeraenglish#News

Known as MBS, the 37-year-old de facto Saudi ruler has ambitious plans to modernize society. But he has also been accused of brutal human rights violations, including ordering the operation that led to the medieval-style death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Should America still be his friend? And with the US now much less dependent on Saudi oil, does it really need to?Go to audible.com/news where you'll find Peter Bergen's recommendations for other news, journalism and nonfiction listening.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

*) Tens of thousands at flooding risk after Ukraine dam collapse About 42,000 people are at risk from flooding in Russian and Ukrainian controlled areas along the Dnipro River after a dam collapsed. Ukraine said Russia committed a deliberate war crime in blowing up the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam, which powered a hydroelectric station. Meanwhile, the Kremlin blamed Ukraine, saying it was trying to distract from the launch of a major counteroffensive Moscow says is faltering. *) Blinken meets Mohammed Bin Salman in bid to restore strained Saudi-US ties Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have met to discuss bilateral relations, Saudi state news agency (SPA) says. They also discussed "aspects of cooperation in various fields and developments in regional and international situations", the agency added. Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a mission to steady Washington's relationship with Riyadh after years of deepening disagreements. *) Khartoum islanders 'under siege' as Sudan fighting rages Battles have continued to rage in Sudan's capital of Khartoum and residents of an island in the Nile reported being "under siege". A number of broken ceasefires offered brief lulls but no respite for residents who again reported "the sound of heavy artillery fire" in the city's north. Witnesses also said there were "clashes with various types of weapons" in south Khartoum, where "the sound of explosions shook our walls". *) Erdogan: We will build 'Century of Türkiye' together Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held the first meeting of his new Cabinet in Ankara. Erdogan said Turkish democracy has become a point of reference for the world after record participation in both the May 14 and May 28 elections. He also vowed to embrace all 85 million Turkish citizens and to build the "Century of Türkiye" all together. *) 'A new tiger will roar': Saudi champions Al Ittihad sign Karim Benzema Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema has signed a three-year deal with Al Ittihad, the Jeddah-based club confirms. "Benzema is here. A new tiger will roar," the club wrote on Twitter. Benzema will join his former Real Madrid teammate Cristiano Ronaldo in the Gulf kingdom. The announcement comes days after Real Madrid said that the 35-year-old Benzema was leaving the club after 14 seasons.

This week on the podcast we discuss Syria and the regime of Bashar al-Assad. For over a decade, the regime in Damascus has been an international pariah, amid a brutal campaign of terror by the Syrian armed forces against its people. The geopolitical sands however are shifting, with signs that regimes across the Middle East are prepared to talk with Assad once more. We look at what this means for the region, the implications for the alliance between Iran and Syria, and whether justice for the Assad regime's victims is now lost to realpolitik diplomacy.  We also look this week at the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia. This week Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a rallying call for Ukraine at the summit, in a part of the world where views of the war differ greatly from those here in Europe. We ask what Zelenskyy was trying to achieve, not least by meeting Mohammed Bin Salman, what influence Russia has in the region and how is the war perceived by the people of the Middle East more widely. Joining Bronwen Maddox on the show this week s Dr Sanam Vakil, the new Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme. Dr Haid Haid, a Consulting Fellow with our MENA programme, and Professor Christopher Phillips from Queen Mary University London, and the author of the book The Battle for Syria. Read our expertise: The end of the Arab Spring and there is a price to pay Turkey's politics on the cusp of generational change War in Sudan: Perspectives and prospects for resolution Subscribe to Independent Thinking wherever you get your podcasts. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe. Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Robin Gardner and Alex Moyler.

Saudi Arabia's crown prince is mending fences with Syria and Iran, soothing rivalries with Gulf rivals and now welcoming the Biden administration's point man on security to Jeddah. Ten months after that frosty fist bump with the US president, Mohammed bin Salman is talking peace-brokering in Sudan and a winding down of his eight-year campaign in Yemen.

Macron wilde graag “zijn waardering uitspreken” voor de hoffelijke ontvangst bij zijn bezoek aan Nederland, het kwam er alleen niet helemaal lekker uit. Toch is het een speciaal bezoek van de Franse president. De Frans-Nederlandse relatie is in jaren niet zo goed geweest, en daar staan we dus uitgebreid bij stil. Daarnaast hebben we deze week een bijzondere hoofdgast: Joris Kooiman, NRC-journalist en maker van de podcast ‘De coup van Qatar'. Met hem duiken we in het Europese voetbal, waar landen uit het Midden-Oosten steeds meer macht proberen te verkrijgen. Wat willen die landen precies bereiken? En is dat ‘sportswashing' werkelijk effectief? Dat en véél meer in een nieuwe aflevering van Europa Draait Door. Fragmenten uit aflevering: - Op zondag 14 mei staan we weer in Tivoli Vredenburg voor het NPO Podcastevent. Kaartjes zijn hier te verkrijgen! (https://podcastevent.npo.nl/programma/europa-draait-door) - De prijzenswaardige poging van Macron om Nederlands te spreken (https://nos.nl/video/2471067-macron-probeert-in-het-nederlands-te-speechen-op-staatsbanket) - Barack Obama hield het iets simpeler (https://nos.nl/video/627376-obama-spreekt-nederlands-dank-oe-wel) - Stefan de Vries in Bureau Buitenland over de Frans-Nederlandse relatie (https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/bureau-buitenland/b8d6f506-567e-4341-a839-9e450d9bd8a7/2023-04-12-bureau-buitenland-oekraiense-reactie-op-pentagon-lek-macrons-heeft-oogje-op-nederland) - De coup van Qatar (https://www.nrc.nl/qatar/) - 60 Minutes over de plannen van Mohammed Bin Salman (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/saudi-arabia-sportswashing-human-rights-accusations-60-minutes-2023-04-09/) - Italië roept de noodtoestand uit (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12/italy-declares-state-of-emergency-over-migration-congestion) -  Silvestrov: Silent Songs / 11 Songs - No. 11, Winter Evening (Silvestrov:%20Silent%20Songs%20/%2011%20Songs%20-%20No.%2011,%20Winter%20Evening)

Saudi Arabia has entered into a new era of relations with its long time rival, Iran. It's a deal that has the potential to be very significant for the Middle East region. It's part of a vision of a new Saudi Arabia spearheaded by its Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. It's a vision of futuristic cities, a new society, and a move away from an economy reliant on oil, not to mention new deals with ancient rivals in the region. How much of this new vision of Saudi Arabia is achievable and is the man at the centre convincing enough to make it work? This week on The Inquiry we're asking, what is Mohammed bin Salman's vision for Saudi Arabia? Contributors: Stephen Kalin, Middle East correspondent, The Wall Street Journal Bill Farron Price, energy markets analyst Sanam Vakil, deputy head of Chatham House, Middle East and North Africa programme Dina Esfandiari, senior advisor for the Middle East and Africa programme at the International Crisis Group Presented by Tanya Beckett Produced by Louise Clarke Edited by Tara McDermott Production co-ordinator is Brenda Brown Mixed by Nicky Edwards Image: Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (Credit: Saudi Royal Court via Reuters)

In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to Reprieve's Head of Death Penalty (Middle East and North Africa) about Reprieve's new report, "Bloodshed and Lies: Mohammed Bin Salman's Kingdom of Executions" Jeed Basyouni oversees Reprieve's work on the death penalty across the MENA region. She previously spent several years in the humanitarian sector managing work on the Syria crisis. Jeed holds a Master's Degree in Middle Eastern studies from King's College, London. Name as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mohammed bin Salman has been described as one of the world's most dangerous millennials. He's also been touted by some as Saudi Arabia's progressive reformer. Who is Crown Prince Salman or MBS as he is commonly known, and what does his leadership mean for the future of Saudi Arabia and the region?

Something unexpected is going on in traditionally conservative Saudi Arabia.Over the last few years, the kingdom has been announcing a loosening of social restrictions at a surprising rate. Movie theaters are reopening, new professional opportunities for women are popping up and the country is hosting Western-style music festivals.It's all part of a plan by the country's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who says he wants to dramatically transform his country.Today, how the prince's push comes with a price: While dancing in Saudi Arabia might be in these days, political dissent is still most definitely out. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times Middle East bureau chief Nabih BulosMore reading:Dancing is in, dissent is out as Saudi Arabia's crown prince transforms his countrySaudi Arabia is giving itself an extreme makeover with ‘giga-projects.' Will it work?Saudis sentence U.S. citizen to 16 years over tweets

Not long ago, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, was all set to assume power. But his ambitious young cousin had a ruthless plan to seize control for himself. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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A day after Republicans gain a majority of The House they announce an investigation of Joe And Hunter Biden. The Biden Administration has said that Mohammed Bin Salman should be granted sovereign immunity. Matt Gaetz has just released what issues he does and doesn't agree with. Iran has issued more death sentences to anti-government protesters. Former President Trump is losing supporters left and right and now he is losing his grip on key evangelical figures.Host: Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Maz Jobrani Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo, más conocida como OPEP, y otros productores de petróleo acordaron la semana pasada reducir la cantidad de crudo que extraen y exportan. La última vez que la OPEP y sus aliados decidieron reducir notablemente la producción fue a principios de 2020, cuando se presentó la pandemia y en prácticamente todo el mundo se decretaron confinamientos que redujeron al mínimo la actividad económica. El recorte pactado se cifra en dos millones de barriles al día, impactará de lleno en el mercado energético mundial y es previsible que se produzca un repunte en el precio de la gasolina y otros derivados del petróleo. La OPEP se ha defendido asegurando que su intención es adecuar el suministro de crudo al consumo, que ha descendido y podría descender más si la economía mundial sigue desacelerándose. Los miembros de la OPEP aseguran que sólo quieren estabilizar los precios, que han caído en los últimos meses a medida que la economía mundial se desacelera. Lo primero que provocó el anuncio fue empujar el precio del barril hacia arriba. El West Texas pasó de los 88 dólares a los 92 generando temores de que esto no sea más que el principio de un rally alcista que lleve el barril por encima de los cien dólares en lo más duro del invierno. Estados Unidos y Europa han pedido a la OPEP que no reduzca la producción ya que, especialmente esta última, se encuentran en aprietos energéticos a causa de la guerra de Ucrania. Joe Biden se quejó públicamente y se se comprometió a seguir liberando crudo de las reservas nacionales "según corresponda" y buscar otras formas de controlar los precios. A Biden le va mucho en ello porque dentro de un mes hay elecciones de medio término y lo último que quiere es los votantes vuelvan a encontrarse el galón de gasolina por las nubes como sucedió hace unos meses perjudicando mucho a su partido en los sondeos de intención de voto. El movimiento de la OPEP no sólo sacude el mercado petrolero, tiene también un significado geopolítico y afectará también al curso de los acontecimientos en Europa. El hecho de que el cártel liderado por Arabia Saudita haya tomado esta decisión solo tres meses después del polémico viaje de Biden a Arabia Saudita para convencer al príncipe heredero Mohammed Bin Salman de producir más, es ya de por sí un golpe para la Casa Blanca. Pero la medida no sólo conlleva el riesgo de hacer subir los precios del petróleo, sino que también complicará los esfuerzos de Occidente para reducir los ingresos petroleros que el Kremlin emplea en mantener la guerra en Ucrania. En Europa esto se ha visto como una indicación clara de que los principales productores de petróleo, especialmente Arabia Saudita, se ponen del lado de Rusia arguyendo motivos técnicos de suministro. La decisión, de hecho, contó con el apoyo de toda la OPEP. Sus ministros de energía acordaron recortar la producción por unanimidad en una reunión de duró tan solo media hora. El barril de petróleo ya sufrió un fuerte repunte entre marzo y junio, cuando superó holgadamente la barrera psicológica de los cien dólares. Su precio empezó a caer a principios de junio y tocó suelo a finales de septiembre por debajo de los 80 dólares. La situación económica es hoy sensiblemente peor que hace nueve meses. Si sube de nuevo el petróleo lo hará también la inflación y la crisis será todavía más dura. En La ContraRéplica: - Un acuerdo de paz con Rusia - Los hombres de Putin - https://amzn.to/3CLJD3C - Mujeres en la historia · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #petroleo #opep Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

GRAHAM THREATENS RIOTS IF TRUMP IS PROSECUTED A BLOCK: SPECIAL COMMENT (1:47) Senator Lindsay Graham (R-NC) has actually gone on television and threatened the peace and security of this nation with "riots in the streets" if Trump is prosecuted for mishandling classified documents (3:03) He must resign, be expelled, or censured (4:10) If you get your "riots in the streets, Senator, who has the law on their side, and the National Guard? These insurrectionists never stop to think their acts of violence would not be crushed (5:35) It's being done to try to blackmail the Department of Justice into letting Trump escape though he has compromised the "Human Intelligence Control System" and risked the lives of countless American agents and sources around the world (6:20) and must be prosecuted under 18 USC Code 794, the Espionage Act. (7:20) CIA notified all its stations last September of high number of agents and sources being "captured or killed" (8:26) This is not the first timeline suggestive of Trump jeopardizing American lives. 2019 Trump/Putin/List of Spies timeline detailed. (9:26) Trump/Putin/Helsinki 2018 timeline, plus the nearly simultaneous FBI tweet about the Rosenbergs, detailed. (10:50) 2017 MBS/Jared Kushner/Saudi round-up timeline detailed. (11:26) History of US traitor/Russian Spy Robert Hanssen and his 15 consecutive life sentences (12:10) History of US traitor/Russian Spy Aldrich Ames and his life sentence without the possibility of parole (12:30) DOD employee who without malice mishandled classified documents got three months (13:07) DNI Haynes warns Congress of damage to National Security and analysis she is referring to saving lives of agents/sources whose identities have been compromised (13:57) Mar-a-Lago affidavit by itself virtually convicts Trump of Obstruction and Attempt to Conceal Classified Documents (14:30) "Anna de Rothschild" cons her way into Mar-a-Lago to play golf with Trump - and Lindsay Graham (14:24) "Special Master" filing may backfire on Trump (17:37) If you get the riots you want, Senator, make sure you're near the front where we can all see you. B BLOCK: EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY (20:26) POSTSCRIPTS TO THE NEWS (21:51) Biden approval, new "Covid Shot," Doug Mastriano in Confederate Uniform, Marsha Blackburn and "The Taiwans," anti-abortion leader charged with soliciting sex from minors, Ron Johnson says people in Wisconsin thinks he's a "tool of Putin." (25:03) IN SPORTS: No I didn't buy it; Adidas doesn't believe Fernando Tatis Jr; new MLB 2023 schedule underscores how baseball killed The World Series by killing the independence of the two Leagues. (33:43) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: Junior Trump, Kim Crockett, Marco Rubio vie for honors. C BLOCK: THINGS I PROMISED NOT TO TELL (38:00) How James Gandolfini influenced the conception and the writing of the first "Special Comment" 16 years ago, and the horrible night I knew of Gandolfini's passing before it was announced. And I apologize: I discovered too late I misidentified Lorraine Bracco as "Elaine." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Middle East correspondent Martin Chulov discusses how the Saudi crown prince has been re-embraced on the world stage, four years after the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Photo attribution: Trekky0623, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Just the hosts this week here with an unedited personal catch-up episode (Do y'all like these? Let us know!)  Ellie talks about getting COVID (finally) and lots of things wrong with the world: from the overturning of Roe v. Wade to Mohammed Bin Salman's continued financial takeover of the video game industry (this leads to a conversation about which countries are the best at glossing over shit, and we wonder if we're all in a Dubai-based replica of our lives).  Nadia talks about their time in Turkey and Lebanon, and…

The life and exploits of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, aka MBS.Mohammed bin Salman is the uncrowned king of Saudi Arabia, ruling the Kingdom with an iron fist. He took power by force and coercion from Muhammad bin Nayef and he consolidated that power by kidnapping, detaining and torturing members of the Saudi Royal Family and prominent businessmen like Prince Alwaleed bin Talal in the Ritz Carlton hotel in Riyadh, he even kidnapped the Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri and imprisoned his own mother. He also ordered the murder and dismemberment of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2017. If you enjoy our content, please become a patron to get our premium exclusive episodes, and our public episodes ad-free. 1 MBS also has an army of flies, tiger squads, gold cars and a lavish lifestyle, he owns the world's most expensive home, the Serene $500M yacht and Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, but the painting he paid $450M for proved to be a fake. MBS has a very dual personality: he's modern but also medieval at the same time. The Saudi state essentially treats women as permanent legal minors. But MBS is also implementing Vision 2030 to modernize Saudi Arabia, he allowed women to drive, he brought back cinemas, he reduced the power of the religious police and clerics, he wants green energy cities, and to move away from dependency on oil. 2 In the context of president Biden's upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia and meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and MBS, “the reset”, with a gallon of oil priced $5, we think it's important to also highlight the relations between US and Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region like Qatar, Yemen, Syria, , Bahrain, Lebanon (United Arab Emirates), as well as the Iran – Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, known as the Middle Eastern Cold War. Saudi Arabia has a young population, 60% of Saudis are under 30 and use Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram. MBS' army of flies – bots and hackers - created by Saud Al Qahtani ensures that no critical posts happen, and his tiger squads – hitmen – target those who dissent like Saad Al Jabri. Women can now drive but Saudi Arabia still imprisons activists like Loujain al Hathloul. Some of the laws governing sex segregation have been relaxed, but Saudi Arabia's guardianship system ensures that men still have ultimate control over most aspects of women's lives. We also discuss the beheadings in Chop Chop Square (Deera or Al-Safaa Square), the executions of those who oppose the regime, the arrest of Ali Nimr during the Arab Spring, the lashing of blogger Raif Badawi, MBS' war in Yemen, and we draw a parallel between Mohammed Bin Salman and Putin. We also discuss the connection between the Wahhabi-Salafi Islam ideology in Saudi Arabia and Daesh (Isis), Al Qaida, and other terrorist groups: the ideology is so similar that the manuals used by Saudi kids in school are the same books used in terrorist indoctrination schools in the caliphate areas. The Trump visit in Saudi Arabia and the glowing orb in the now infamous photo depicting King Salman, Trump and Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al Sisi touching the orb is also a point of discussion. 3 1. Alexandra Ma. Lebanese Prime Minister, Who Got Kidnapped in Saudi Arabia.... Business Insider. December 2018. ⇤2. What Women Can and Can't Do in Saudi Arabia. The Week UK. August 2021. ⇤3. Bill Bostock. The Sinister, Glowing Saudi Orb that Trump Touched.... Business Insider. March 2020. ⇤