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. ...
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I know there are pics. :-)
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.
Première rencontre officielle de Mohammed ben Salmane depuis la rumeur sur son assassinat
Trust but verify. :-)
FWIW, we need to see someone Trump trusts who knows MbS to yak with the guy, preferably in a US controlled venue.
It would seem to be rather easy for him to otherwise these rumors with an appearance.
MBS appears to be cleaning out the corruption in the famlily, therefore they will continue to try to destroy him...
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.
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.
Qatar has gone modernisation, but what the world has got?
A sponsor of muslim brotherhood, the Arab Spring, Al Jazeera......
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
A tad ironic, these primitive throwbacks framed against a modern aircraft.
I must say Hill looks MUCH healthier in this photo than she does today or during the campaign in 2016. The decline is obvious.
Very interesting. Thanks to all posters.
I hope he is not dead. He is certainly the best thing to come out the Kingdom of Saud for a long, long time.
It's a new age.
That’s their problem not ours. The ladies will work it out.
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.
Which guy?
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