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Is Saudi Arabia’s 32-Year-Old Crown Prince Dead?
The Observer ^ | 25 May 2018 | Sissy Cau

Posted on 05/26/2018 3:20:32 AM PDT by BlackVeil

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the 32-year-old media-savvy leader of the oil kingdom, has been unnaturally quiet recently, so much so that some in the Middle East media couldn’t help but wonder if he is dead.

Bin Salman hasn’t been seen in the public eye since his meeting with the Spanish royal family in on April 12. On April 21, heavy gunfire was heard near a royal palace in Riyadh, the kingdom’s capital. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at observer.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: binsalman; saudi
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To: JayGalt

I know there are pics. :-)


21 posted on 05/26/2018 5:12:08 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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We need to see video of him. He used to be in the media all the time; for the past month, almost nothing.

He has been the hope of SA for modernization.

If SA admitted he were dead, foreign investors would flee;
arms deliveries might be curtailed; and there would be internal unrest (he is very popular with the young). The ruling family might actually have its legitimacy questioned — again, causing massive unrest and instability.

So, SA might be playing “weekend at Bernies” for as long as they can.


22 posted on 05/26/2018 5:16:10 AM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: JayGalt; Liz
Per French language media, the Ethiopians say they've clapped eyes on the guy...

Première rencontre officielle de Mohammed ben Salmane depuis la rumeur sur son assassinat

Trust but verify. :-)

23 posted on 05/26/2018 5:16:51 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: CondorFlight

FWIW, we need to see someone Trump trusts who knows MbS to yak with the guy, preferably in a US controlled venue.


24 posted on 05/26/2018 5:18:34 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: CondorFlight

It would seem to be rather easy for him to otherwise these rumors with an appearance.


25 posted on 05/26/2018 5:19:53 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: BlackVeil
..the attempt at Mandalay Bay is plausible. Notice how things have changed re the House of Said since then.

MBS appears to be cleaning out the corruption in the famlily, therefore they will continue to try to destroy him...

26 posted on 05/26/2018 5:23:25 AM PDT by WalterSkinner ( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
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To: mewzilla

Thank you for the link. I would have hated to see the Crown Prince out of the equations.

Thanks to google translate as well since my H.S French is no longer up to the task.


27 posted on 05/26/2018 5:48:14 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: BlackVeil

Every Saudi could die for all I care. Sadly wouldn’t make much a dent in the Islamic population but it would be a start.


28 posted on 05/26/2018 6:02:01 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: CondorFlight

Qatar has gone modernisation, but what the world has got?
A sponsor of muslim brotherhood, the Arab Spring, Al Jazeera......


29 posted on 05/26/2018 6:05:27 AM PDT by granada
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To: BlackVeil
Another article also puts to the lie a question of an injury or assasination on April 21st. The Prince attended the inauguration of the City of Entertainment in Riyadh on April 28 in person.

https://www.boursedirect.fr/fr/actualites/categorie/economie/arabie-saoudite-coup-d-envoi-d-un-projet-de-cite-du-divertissement-afp-ccff73c91ca1dc04565cd79d4310829694090a69

Saudi King Salman on Saturday night kicked off the construction of a gigantic "entertainment city" near the capital Ryad, a mega-project that is part of the kingdom's desire to open up to diversify its economy, which is too dependent on oil.

The giant recreational park project in Qiddiya, southwest of Ryad, will cover 334 km2. It is presented as the equivalent of a Disneyland where authorities hope to attract "17 million visitors by 2030".

According to a statement from the Ministry of Information, Qiddiya will have a multitude of entertainment and entertainment attractions, including theme parks, sports facilities and cultural centers.

The first phase of development should be completed by 2022, the statement said.

This mega-project is part of the reforms initiated by the son of the king, the Crown Prince Mohammed ben Salmane, 32, who was present at the ceremony Saturday night.

More than half of the Saudi population is under 25 years old. The kingdom was closed up to this point, and the wealthiest Saudis went abroad for entertainment.

Pictures at link

30 posted on 05/26/2018 6:14:18 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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31 posted on 05/26/2018 6:16:22 AM PDT by JayGalt (You can't teach a donkey how to tap dance.)
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To: Liz

A tad ironic, these primitive throwbacks framed against a modern aircraft.


32 posted on 05/26/2018 7:07:38 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: Liz

I must say Hill looks MUCH healthier in this photo than she does today or during the campaign in 2016. The decline is obvious.


33 posted on 05/26/2018 7:28:32 AM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: BlackVeil; All

Very interesting. Thanks to all posters.


34 posted on 05/26/2018 7:37:24 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: BlackVeil

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2018/05/25/Saudi-Crown-Prince-Mohammed-bin-Salman-meets-with-FIFA-president-Infantino-.html


35 posted on 05/26/2018 7:59:00 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: BlackVeil

I hope he is not dead. He is certainly the best thing to come out the Kingdom of Saud for a long, long time.


36 posted on 05/26/2018 10:05:44 AM PDT by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: granada
Quit yer whining. FR has become a bastion of freeper's opinions posted as news, homeless kitty's as emergencies, and sermons posted everywhere except in the religion forum where they belong.

It's a new age.

37 posted on 05/26/2018 10:16:34 AM PDT by LouAvul (The most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.)
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To: mewzilla

That’s their problem not ours. The ladies will work it out.


38 posted on 05/26/2018 10:22:34 AM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Caww, this guy doesn’t act/look anything like the gregarious, loquacious GQ model/clothes horse we used to study, does he. Almost like he was lobotomized and fed nothing but pop tarts for a year.


39 posted on 05/26/2018 10:33:58 AM PDT by txhurl (World War Q)
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To: txhurl

Which guy?


40 posted on 05/26/2018 10:40:38 AM PDT by caww
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