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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

The Saudis will get away with murder – Jacob G Hornberger

Jacob G Hornberger | In my article “Don’t Be Surprised If Saudis Get Away with Murder,” I detailed the U.S. national-security state’s kidnapping and the...

The richest yet the least influential dead man

Imran Jan | Mohammad Bin Salman, referred to by his initials MBS, in March pledged to invest $400 bn in the United States in ten...

After killing, Saudi Arabia’s formidable PR machine shows cracks

AFP | When the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001 by 19 hijackers -- 15 of them from Saudi Arabia -- the kingdom...

Will the ‘Saudi Help’, help us? – Mir Mohammad Ali Khan

Mir Mohammad Ali Khan | I have never written an article so quickly after a deal has taken place. The only reason I am forced...

Saudi Arabia gets a friend in need, Russia

M K Bhadrakumar | It goes without saying that oil has been central to military power and economic life in modern history. Control of oil...

Erdogan keeps Saudi under pressure but shuns confrontation

AFP | President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's key speech on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi shows that Turkey wants to shun confrontation with Saudi Arabia...

Khashoggi killing: Trump slams ‘worst cover-up ever’

AFP | US President Donald Trump charged Tuesday that a Saudi operation to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Riyadh's consulate in Istanbul had given rise...

Saudi ready to boost oil output, spare capacity: minister

AFP | Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday the OPEC kingpin was ready to boost its crude production and spare capacity to help...

Will Conflict with Iran help bail MBS out of his troubles? – James M Dorsey

James M Dorsey | Embattled Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could prove to be not only a cat with nine lives but also one...

The Highs & Lows of Prince Muhammad Bin Salman

AFP | Mohammed bin Salman became crown prince of Saudi Arabia in June last year, shaking up the ultra-conservative oil giant with economic, social and...

Turkey vows to reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi death

AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to reveal within days the "naked truth" over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as...

Saudi Arabia admits critic Khashoggi killed in Istanbul consulate

AFP | Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed during a "brawl" inside its Istanbul consulate, an explanation that President Donald...