Tag: Mohammed bin Salman

  • That’s why the Saudi crown prince buys the world’s best soccer players

    That’s why the Saudi crown prince buys the world’s best soccer players

    Recently, some of the biggest football stars have signed for clubs in the Saudi Football League. But behind the signings, critics believe that there is a larger plan to improve Saudi Arabia’s bad reputation, so-called sportswashing. The man behind it all is the country’s crown prince, the controversial Mohammed Bin Salman, a man who is…

  • Q&A with Liisa Liimatainen from Iran and Saudi Arabia

    Q&A with Liisa Liimatainen from Iran and Saudi Arabia

    After his career as a news reporter, Liimataien became a non-fiction writer. Her first book “Iran: The Veil and the Challenge” was published in 2009 and deals with Iranian society and women’s issues. Another book, “The Other Face of Saudi Arabia” was published in 2013. His most recent book, “The Peacock and the Camel” is…

  • Spotify censored my Saudi-blasted Rogan look Kyle Kulinski

    Spotify censored my Saudi-blasted Rogan look Kyle Kulinski

    The progressive commentator said that his speech on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and war crimes in Yemen may have caused old episodes to be removed. Spotify seems to have censored an old episode of the Joe Rogan Experience show due to criticism made in it against Saudi Arabia, the guest in the program has claimed. Kyle…

  • Locked-in princesses – the scandals in the Middle East royal house

    Locked-in princesses – the scandals in the Middle East royal house

    Princess Latifa in Dubai made a dramatic escape attempt on a jet ski but was forcibly returned to the country. She started smuggling out secret videos about her being held captive by her family. Some time later, Princess Haya, who was married to Latifa’s father, escaped. At the center of the accusations is Mohammed bin…

  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – and the genocide that shook the world

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman – and the genocide that shook the world

    The story of the 36-year-old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, often referred to as MBS. About palace intrigue and power games. To seize power, he had his cousin deposed and locked up several hundred princes and other rulers in the luxury hotel Ritz-Carlton. Mohammed bin Salman has been called a visionary dream prince who…

  • Hunting for status yields record prices on art

    Hunting for status yields record prices on art

    450.3 million dollars or just over 2.8 billion kroner was the final price. The value of special works of art has increased explosively in recent years, but why are some paintings worth more than others? There is an elite of about 650 people who are behind the dealers of the most expensive works of art.…

  • The United States will not punish Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

    The United States will not punish Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

    This despite a US intelligence report published yesterday in which the Crown Prince is accused of having approved the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The relationship with Saudi Arabia is larger than an individual, says Foreign Minister Tony Blinken. But several Democrats in Congress are critical of Mohamed Bin Salman not being punished directly. Senator…

  • US faces sanctions against Saudis after Khashoggi report

    US faces sanctions against Saudis after Khashoggi report

    “The United States will not tolerate threats or attacks from Saudi Arabia outside its borders against activists, dissidents or journalists,” said the US Secretary of State. 76 Saudis suspected of such activities are now being stopped from entering the United States in what is known as a Khashoggi ban. The announcement comes after an intelligence…

  • Crown Prince is singled out for direct involvement in the Khashoggi assassination

    Crown Prince is singled out for direct involvement in the Khashoggi assassination

    The United States has released an intelligence report, in which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is singled out for direct involvement in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The US State Department will later on Friday present measures that have been taken against Saudi Arabia in connection with the murder, the White House announced…

  • More connections between Khashoggi and the Saudi Crown Prince

    More connections between Khashoggi and the Saudi Crown Prince

    The plane, which was transporting the people suspected of murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, came from a company controlled by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It reports the television company CNN, which refers to classified Canadian court documents. Today, the US government is expected to publish a report on the murder of Khashoggi in…