The deal aims to fully localize shipbuilding in the kingdom in accordance with Vision 2030’s goal of establishing localized Saudi defense industries
The international soccer tournament in Doha has seen an outpouring of support from Arab fans toward the teams of other Arab nations, while Israeli journalists have faced backlash.
American intelligence officials believe this was not the first hit job Mohammed bin Salman ordered, and with his new US-issued get-out-of-jail-free card, it is unlikely to be the last.
Blinken said the legal opinion that MBS was entitled to immunity was based on "long-standing practice" observed in "hundreds of cases."
Khashoggi was brutally killed in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation that US intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Such policies are traveling a dangerous path.
The reshuffle kept another son, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, as energy minister, the aged king said in the royal decree, carried by state news agency SPA.
Major changes were made between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Abouammo failed to register as a foreign agent and thus was found guilty of six counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
The president was right to travel to Saudi Arabia and I wish him success with future engagements, but the US should not have to ask twice.