Juan Cole / TruthdigApr 3, 2016
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman announced Friday that Saudi Arabia would use its oil assets to back a $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Mark Fiore / TruthdigJan 29, 2015
I was curious how you could be king of a country that beheads people, doesn’t let women drive and regularly flogs people and be remembered as a “reformer” when you die. Dig deeper
Juan Cole / TruthdigJan 28, 2015
That Saudi Arabia is treated with kid gloves only has one explanation: It pumps over 10 percent of the petroleum produced daily in the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigJan 26, 2015
In a great irony, the Egyptian government attempted to cancel the commemoration of the January 25 revolution four years ago, on the grounds that the late King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia needed to be mourned. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMar 29, 2014
President Obama met late Friday with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the latter’s desert camp, flying out from Riyadh by helicopter. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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