News reported, “The U.S. intelligence assessment of Prince Mohammed’s actions against his mother, which American officials said has always been concealed from both King Salman and the public, is an example of MBS’s willingness to remove any perceived impediment to solidifying his position as Saudi Arabia’s next king, the current and former officials said”.
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Part of the Philippine delegation that welcomed the Arabian Prince were Interior and Local Government Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Año, Philippine Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adnan Alonto, Office of Middle East and African Affairs (OMEAA) Hjaaycelyn Quintana, and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr.
“The U.S., still holding ample stocks and seeing impressive growth in domestic production, seems an obvious choice for Saudi cutbacks”, the IEA said earlier this month. The deal could be valued at more than 8 billion pounds before discounts.
The kingdom also lists tourism as one of the most important economic sectors, which was hard to imagine before. The crown prince may seek movie production in Saudi Arabia after the PIF also recently invested $400 million or 10% of Endeavour PLC, the Los Angeles talent agency.
Accepting the fact that Saudi society has been dominated by conservative Islam practices which date back to 1979.
With a ban lifted on women driving in the Kingdom and women getting ready to sit behind the wheel this June, the crown prince was again asked the issue of women and driving in Saudi Arabia. Women also can’t eat in restaurants except in a designated family section or receive equal rights in court. In December 2017, Saudi Arabia began sending out feelers to worldwide companies such as the United States’ Westinghouse to gauge their interest in placing a bid. “He came and he was a young man who thought more like us”.
The authority is determined to host over 5,000 performances in 2018.
It is highly likely that not only have Pakistani nuclear warheads been stationed in Saudi Arabia for many years, but that the two countries have practiced their deployment and employment.
The Crown Prince, who has been criticised for lavish personal expenses at a time when he is preaching fiscal responsibility, defended his private spending as “his business”.
During the crackdown on corruption, 381 individuals, with an estimated value of settlements standing at over 106 billion dollars, have been detained.
“Nobody is sure whether this plan will come out soon and whether it will work, but for all practical purposes Mohamed bin Salman would like to come across as a partner in shaping this deal and getting the Palestinians to agree to join it, despite their reluctance”, said the Washington-based diplomat. Oil did get some price support from geopolitical tensions. Riyadh might sit atop the world’s largest cache of oil reserves, but the country has an energy problem.
King Salman said the government plans to balance the growth of budget by 2023, and curb the oil revenues to 50 percent.
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Saudi Arabia is a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, whereas Israel has never signed it and has refused to declare its reported nuclear weapons capability, preferring a policy of ambiguity.
