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#SaudiArabia

Best Pizza in Town
1 day ago

Hafar Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia: ابن الوزير مطاعم وفطائر حفرالباطن المصيف | Rating: 4.7 #pizza #hafaralbatin #saudiarabia https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=28.4087383%2C45.9808388&query_place_id=ChIJ7fwWKz451z8RDa8AVDmIg9E

Farhad
2 days ago

"I feel safe in Saudi Arabia, we were warmly welcomed."


The first ever Israeli cabinet member to visit Saudi Arabia Haim Katz, Israeli Minister of Tourism, speaks on his visit to the country.

#Israel #SaudiArabia

A mass fire in Iraq, Saudi’s foreign policy moves, surviving Libya’s floods post-ISIL–here’s the Middle East this week.#Floods #HumanitarianCrises #Politics #Iraq #Libya #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #Sudan
Middle East Roundup: Tragedy strikes Iraqi couple’s ‘happiest day’
Darnell Clayton :verified:
3 days ago

I am surprised #Lucid did not build an electric vehicle plant in #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦 sooner. In my humble opinion, Lucid is one of the few car companies whose electric cars rival or surpass those built by #Tesla.

Hopefully they can increase their production rate in 2024.

👉🏾 Lucid opens EV factory in Saudi Arabia, home of its largest shareholder | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/27/lucid-opens-ev-factory-in-saudi-arabia-home-of-its-largest-shareholder/

Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌
3 days ago

@stevesilberman Everyone, who still supports D. Trump's clan can safely be registered as being a Banana Republican like they are.

What did NARA-property thief's son-in-law Kushner sell to Saudi MBS for $2 billion?

#RuleOfLaw #AccountabilityMatters #JusticeMatters #NARA #Theft #Espionage #TrumpStoleTheDocs #SaudiArabia #MBS

brad m
3 days ago

#TFG “seems to imply that the numbers cannot be inflated because he could find a ‘buyer from #SaudiArabia’ to pay any price he suggests”
“This statement may suggest #influence buying more than savvy investing” https://newrepublic.com/maz/post/175806/trump-brag-saudi-arabia-influence-buying-new-york-fraud-case #fraud #corruption

Raymond Scott Pert
4 days ago

Israeli minister makes first public visit to Saudi Arabia amid talks to secure bilateral ties

> Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first such high-level public visit to the kingdom amid talks to secure bilateral ties. https://www.dawn.com/news/1777994 #Israel #SaudiArabia

Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz is in Saudi Arabia to attend a UN conference. — Reuters/File
Raymond Scott Pert
4 days ago

Saudi Arabia 'working to establish a Palestinian state' - ambassador

> "We are working to establish a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital," Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi said on Tuesday, according to Israeli media.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-760489 #SaudiArabia #Palestine #Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 2.
Aure Free Press
4 days ago

Saudi Arabia and Russia have the same goal - removing Biden and placing Donald Trump in the White House again.

For Russia, it means Trump will hand them Ukraine.

For Saudi, it will remove US opposition to their dirty deeds and give them a puppet in Trump; they already bought the Trump family with the $2 billion dollars!

Oil could hit $150, sending ‘shock through system,’ says top shale CEO
#AureFreePress #News #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #saudiarabia

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-could-hit-150-sending-shock-through-system-says-top-shale-ceo-c74ad499

Raymond Scott Pert
4 days ago

Saudi delegation arrives in West Bank for first time in three decades: Palestinian official

> JERICHO: #SaudiArabia, which has engaged in #US-brokered talks with #Israel to potentially normalise relations, Tuesday sent a delegation to the occupied West Bank for the first time in three decades.
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/saudi-delegation-arrives-in-west-bank-for-first-time-in-three-decades-palestinian-official-1.98348318 #Palestine

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) receiving the credentials of Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Palestine Nayef bin Bandar Al Sudairi (R) at the former's office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Thaer GHANAIM / PPO / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / PPO " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===
8t3v3n
4 days ago

I think Saudis signal to the US that they will happily go with #Rosatom if they don't get assistance. Nuclear non-proliferation is basically dead. 1.5C is all but dead. Ever onward to a radiated and climate hellscape. #LateStageHumanity

Saudi Arabia announces crucial step forward in its nascent nuclear power plans
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/26/saudi-arabia-announces-step-forward-in-its-nascent-nuclear-power-plans.html?taid=6512d93ed3ab1c00017ca509
#SaudiArabia #Nuclear

Intuitive Code
4 days ago
Laceys House
4 days ago

#SPOTLIGHT: Club de Madrid president Danilo Turk lauds #SaudiArabia’s awareness of “its growing global responsibility” in Arab News interview. Read more here #UNGA78 https://arab.news/jcuph #news

Tourism minister Haim Katz is attending a UN conference, and is the first Israeli cabinet member to visit Saudi Arabia.#Israel #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia
Israeli minister arrives in Saudi Arabia in first ever public visit
Intuitive Code
4 days ago

Real Top Gear Review: Don't Buy the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato Before Watching This Video #stockmarket #china #SaudiArabia #LLM #ai #lamborghini https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwPE7R7JLqQ

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Doha.#MohammedbinSalman #Politics #TamimbinHamadAlThani #MiddleEast #Qatar #SaudiArabia
Qatar’s emir receives Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on an official visit
Isla
4 days ago

Could the UK government’s cosy relationship with #SaudiArabia -where it’s not just “difficult to be gay” but illegal and a death sentence- have anything to do with this latest bigoted stance?

#UKPol #UKPolitics #LGBTQrights #HumanRights #refugees #AsylumSeekers

“Suella Braverman says being gay isn’t reason enough for asylum“
https://apple.news/AfoL3DNx9SMGd6kti66gIeg

Raymond Scott Pert
5 days ago

The Six Biggest Lies Netanyahu Told America, and the World

> Nearly lost in the din is the fact that Netanyahu used his trip to traffic in falsehoods, #misinformation and disinformation regarding his #FarRight coalition’s planned judicial overhaul, the conflict with the Palestinians and the imminence of a deal with #SaudiArabia
https://archive.is/2023.09.24-135223/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-09-24/ty-article/.premium/the-six-biggest-lies-netanyahu-told-america-and-the-world/0000018a-c74f-d13d-a98f-dfffed240000 #Palestine #Israel

Netanyahu during his Fox News interview on Friday.Credit: Screenshot
Raymond Scott Pert
5 days ago

Saudi Arabia says it will build first nuclear power plant

> Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an address to the annual General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) in Vienna on Monday that the building operations for the country’s first nuclear plant, known as the National Atomic Energy Project, will be carried out in close cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/09/25/711523/Saudi-Arabia--nuclear-power-plant-building #SaudiArabia #Israel

The file photo shows Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman addressing an IAEA General Assembly meeting in Vienna.
Raymond Scott Pert
5 days ago

Saudi Arabia: Middle East security ‘requires just solution to Palestinian issue’

> Bin Farhan condemned “all unilateral measures that violate international law,” stressing that his country rejects any measures that undermine the resolution of the Palestinian issue.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230925-saudi-arabia-middle-east-security-requires-just-solution-to-palestinian-issue/ #SaudiArabia #Israel #palestine

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attends a meeting during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023 [MARCO LONGARI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]
Houthis have not acknowledged carrying out drone attack, Saudi Arabian-led coalition said it reserves right to respond.#Conflict #Military #Politics #Weapons #Bahrain #Iran #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #Yemen
Bahrain says 2 soldiers killed in Houthi drone attack on Saudi-Yemen border
Charlie McHenry
5 days ago

Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war - But there’s plenty of oil… so who’s to blame? Obviously the #OilCartel that is #OPEC but specifically, blame #SaudiArabia for higher prices at the gas pump. You know, the absolute monarchy that wants our nuclear power tech and our military gear so badly. Ya’d think there’d be some leverage there… but no. #KSA https://apnews.com/article/a9f4ddbd815dd6c6fd90698443e7b8b3

Farhad
5 days ago

All foreign football stars playing for Saudi Arabian teams, wore Saudi traditional clothing for KSA's national day.


Money has an amazing value for everyone, not just politicians.

Whitewashing the despicable wahhabi kingdom of #SaudiArabia.

#Politics #Football

The Global Citizen
5 days ago

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 sees gaming as the future, with a staggering $40 billion investment. They're not playing games; they're leading them! 🕹️🌍🇸🇦

#SaudiArabia #Nintendo #Gaming

https://globalcitizen.world/inside-saudi-arabias-multi-billion-dollar-gaming-industry/

Raymond Scott Pert
5 days ago

Saudi delegation expected to visit West Bank

> A Saudi delegation is due to visit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah this week, a Palestinian official said, amid diplomatic efforts to secure an accord between Israel and Saudi Arabia that could involve concessions for the Palestinians.
https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2023/09/25/saudi-delegation-expected-to-visit-west-bank #Israel #SaudiArabia #Palestine

Mobile homes are seen in Beit Hogla, a settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Feb 15. Photo: Reuters
Laceys House
6 days ago

Monday, 25 September 2023 #NEWS #Newspaper 📰#Africa #MiddleEast #SaudiArabiaNews #SaudiArabia 🇸🇦
#FocusNewsAfrica
#SPOTLIGHT: Adoption of digitalization as well as emerging technologies is forecast to contribute 2.4% to Saudi Arabia’s GDP by 2030 as the Kingdom girds itself for the age of artificial intelligence. https://arab.news/rhksc
#WhyRiyadh: Generosity is deeply rooted in #Saudi culture & plays a significant role in shaping the nation’s collective identity https://arab.news/zjhku

#Arataki #Manuka #honey in #SaudiArabia is EXPENSIVE!! 259.65 SAR is $116.28. This same honey is $19 at #Countdown, and I thought that was a bit much. 🤣

Photo of store shelves with a NZ brand of honey being sold for ridiculously high prices.
Raymond Scott Pert
6 days ago

What Really Happened at the Biden-Netanyahu Meeting

> “Now Bibi, I, as your dear, old, close and warm friend, would never tell you how to run your politics — let alone ask you to blow up your crazy coalition by agreeing to terms that the far-right Jewish supremacists in your cabinet could never swallow. No, I would never do that. That would be intervening in your politics. [..] I’m just telling you, [..] your homework is due in the next few weeks.”
https://archive.ph/2023.09.24-232606/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/23/opinion/biden-netanyahu-meeting.html #israel #SaudiArabia

Raymond Scott Pert
6 days ago

Biden told Netanyahu to choose between his coalition and Saudi peace

> New York Times columnist says in latest piece that Biden put on a "master class" in forcing PM #Netanyahu to choose between his coalition and a peace deal with the Saudis.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/tbl #Israel #SaudiArabia #JoeBiden

Netanyahu and Biden
Netanyahu and Biden
Avi Ohayon/GPO
Raymond Scott Pert
6 days ago

Jordan: King warns of excluding Palestine in any regional peace deal

> Effort is being exerted by the #US to reach a peace deal between #SaudiArabia and #Israel that: “Might lead to a new horizon in the region, but the Palestinians must not be ignored in any peace deal.”
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20230923-jordan-king-warns-of-excluding-palestine-in-any-regional-peace-deal/ #Palestine #Jordan

Jordanian King Abdullah II in Amman, Jordan. [Royal Hashemite Court RHC – Anadolu Agency]
Anne Ominous
1 week ago

little news on progress after talks in #SaudiArabia with Houthi rebels ...

and now leaders of militias in the south of #Yemen are calling for a separate state.

still, good to see some talks. hopefully this conflict will end sooner rather than later.

https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-yemen-war-peace-talks-d2a9ad9efe1ab0b4f5d51597098f46a2

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government is on the verge of normalising relations with Saudi Arabia.But a potential deal still faces lon...#ArabIsraeldeals #BenjaminNetanyahu #Israeliprimeminister #Palestinians #SaudiArabia #normalisingrelationswithSaudiArabia #veto
Palestinians must not have veto over Arab-Israel deals, Netanyahu tells UN
Laffy
1 week ago

#Israel PM Netanyahu at UN says Israel on 'cusp' of establishing relations with #SaudiArabia: AFP

Saudi Arabia ready to normalise relations with Israel in exchange for a US defence pact and civilian nuclear programme.#Explainer #Israel #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia
What’s happening with normalising ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel?
In an interview with US broadcaster Fox, crown prince says Palestinian issue still very important to Saudi Arabia.#Israel-Palestineconflict #Israel #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia
Saudi Crown Prince MBS says Israel normalisation getting ‘closer’
Iran-backed Houthis have been engaged in talks with Saudi officials for five days in a bid to reach agreement.#Houthis #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #Yemen
Houthis leave Saudi Arabia after talks on potential Yemen ceasefire deal
Raymond Scott Pert
2 weeks ago

Saudi confronts heavy toll of desalination

> Solar panels soak up blinding noontime rays that help power a water desalination facility in eastern #SaudiArabia, a step towards making the notoriously emissions-heavy process less environmentally taxing

> Projects like Jazlah, the first plant to integrate desalination with #solarpower on a large scale, are meant to ease that conflict: officials say the panels will help save around 60,000 tons of carbon emissions annually.
https://kuwaittimes.com/saudi-confronts-heavy-toll-of-desalination/

RAS AL-KHAIR, Saudi Arabia: Picture taken on March 30, 2023 shows the Ras al-Khair water desalination plant along the Gulf coast. – AFP
Flipboard News Desk
2 weeks ago

Three years after the Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were signed under U.S. mediation — Washington was frantically negotiating for what would be the mother of all agreements in the Middle East: a pact which would establish diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. El País says the talks will accelerate this week: https://flip.it/GDmiJX
#News #MiddleEast #Israel #SaudiArabia #Politics

RememberUsAlways
2 weeks ago

@petergleick

#UnitedStates produces the most barrels of oil per day followed by #SaudiArabia according to #google

Constant discussions aim to ensure a 'stable and affordable supply of energy to global markets', White House says.#Economy #BusinessandEconomy #OilandGas #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #US&Canada
US in ‘regular contact’ with Saudi Arabia over global oil supplies
In Saudi Arabia’s campaign of reform and rebranding, sports investment plays a big role.#ShowTypes #ArtsandCulture #Entertainment #Football #Media #MiddleEast #SaudiArabia #UnitedStates #US&Canada
Saudi Arabia: Playing the long game

You will have noticed that #petrol prices are on the rise again... with some in the last week blaming profit-taking in the refinement/processing stage of the #supplychain;

But, its now also clear this has been compounded by market action(s) by #SaudiArabia & #Russia both who have reduced their available supplied of refillable #oil.

With the continued post-Covid 'revival' also putting pressure on oil stocks, we can expect petrol prices to feed into #inflation.... again, its NOT wage rises!!!!

BinaryHawk
2 weeks ago

#KevinMcCarthy aka #MarjorieTaylorGreene's pussy:
An #impeachment #Inquiry on @POTUS is unadulterated #bullshit

What about the Billions #SaudiArabia's #MBS gave #trumpcrimefamily

Nonilex
3 weeks ago

Many of these #subpoenas came in the form of so-called #EmergencyDataRequests —a mechanism #hackers have lately gotten into the habit of abusing to vacuum up #data from #technology cos outside of usual #review processes. Apparently, these requests were often approved w/in hours.
Why did #Twitter treat #SaudiArabia so generously? The answer, critics charge, is #money. One of the largest investors in the company is Prince #AlwaleedbinTalal, …whose $2B stake was purchased through SaudiArabia’s KHC.

Nonilex
3 weeks ago

#Twitter, the lawsuit alleges, ignored “red flags” related to the insider threat — & even neglected to prevent 1 of the accused #spies from accessing #confidential data after receiving a complaint from a target….
…what Twitter knew & when…will probably be resolved in court. But 1 data point from the lawsuit is immediately alarming: Twitter reportedly disclosed privileged #user info at #SaudiArabia’s bidding at a significantly higher rate than it accedes to demands from the US, Britain or Canada.

Nonilex
3 weeks ago

A separate US #civil #lawsuit accuses the #platform, at the time led by #JackDorsey, of enabling #SaudiArabia’s #HumanRights #abuses against its users. The case comes from the sister of a fmr aid worker, #AbdulrahmanalSadhan, whose anonymous parody account… mocking the country’s govt earned him 20 yrs in #prison. But it connects his fate to a pattern of behavior that includes the kingdom’s installation of #operatives into #Twitter’s ranks to funnel to authorities private info on #dissidents.

Nonilex
3 weeks ago

The platform #X shouldn’t do #SaudiArabia’s dirty work

Saudi Arabia this summer sentenced a man to death based solely on his #SocialMedia activity — including his tweets & retweets on #Twitter, now known as X. #MuhammadalGhamdi, a retired schoolteacher, had only 10 followers, but the regime used his harmless posts as evidence against him. Worse, there’s reason to worry that the #platform has made the job of #repression even easier.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/11/x-twitter-saudi-lawsuit-data/

ZhiZhu
4 weeks ago

"Twitter has been accused... of helping #SaudiArabia commit grave #HumanRights abuses against its users, including by disclosing confidential user data at the request of Saudi authorities...

#Twitter, under... #JackDorsey... had knowledge of the Saudi government’s campaign to ferret out critics but – because of financial considerations & efforts to keep close ties to the Saudi govt, a top investor in the company – provided assistance to the kingdom."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/twitter-saudi-arabia-human-rights-abuses

#News #NoPaywall

News headline and photo with caption.

Headline: Saudi Arabia
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses
Lawsuit says network discloses user data at request of Saudi authorities at much higher rate than for US, UK and Canada
by Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
@skirchy
Mon 4 Sep 2023 06.51 EDT

Photo: Twitter bird logo on a building

Caption: The lawsuit was brought last May against X, as Twitter is now known. Photograph: Constanza Hevia/AFP/Getty Images
Aure Free Press
4 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia isn't happy with $billions, now they want $trillions!

Saudi Arabia to extend voluntary cut of 1 million barrels per day until the end of the year
#AureFreePress #saudiarabia

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/05/saudi-arabia-to-extend-voluntary-cut-of-1-million-barrels-per-day-until-the-end-of-the-year.html?__source=androidappshare

HistoPol
4 weeks ago

@GottaLaff

Reminder for the War Hawks and the #MilitaryIndustrialComplex next time #NATO weapons are to be sold to #SaudiArabia:

/s: A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Birds of a feather flock together. /s

https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/111012802782761174

Laffy
4 weeks ago

Bloomberg: #SaudiArabia extends its one million barrels a day #oil production cut until December, with #Russia also prolonging its own 300K/day export curbs

darkufo
1 month ago

This is the standard of the Saudi league.

These multi-million players didn't go there for the quality of the football.

This clip is embarrassing.

#football #neymar #saudi #SaudiArabia #sportswashing #sport

A clip of neymar scoring some goals in the Saudi football league.

The defenders are embarrassing bad.
Aral Balkan
1 month ago

Dear @EU_Commission,

If I own a social media network and sentence some of the people who post on it to death, will I be allowed to keep operating in the EU?

Asking for Twitter/X and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/29/saudi-arabia-man-sentenced-death-tweets

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/saudis-kingdom-holding-company-to-maintain-twitter-stake

#twitter #x #saudi #saudiArabia #eu #humanRights

Addendum 1

Saudi man sentenced to death for tweets
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1196776390/saudi-arabia-man-death-sentence-tweets

* retired teacher in Saudi Arabia sentenced to death for tweets criticizing Saudi Arabia's leadership to his handful of followers
* harshest verdict yet for online critics
* horrendous human rights violator

Saudi Border Guards Kill 100s of African Migrants
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110925952894648232

Human rights in Saudi Arabia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia

#SaudiArabia #HumanRights #autocracy #totalitarianism #FreeSpeech #CapitalPunishment

Aslak Raanes
1 month ago

En av de største eierene dømmer folk til døden for det de har skrevet på plattformen

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/29/saudi-arabia-man-sentenced-death-tweets

#HRW #SaudiArabia

The Daily Edge
1 month ago

A Twitter user with 9 followers has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for 5 of his tweets... and other reasons not to trust Elon Musk when he begs you to post your content on X. #ElonMusk #SaudiArabia #HumanRights #PGATour #LionelMessi #BloodMoney https://unprecedented.ghost.io/archive/the-x-ecutions-begin/

David Hembrow
1 month ago

I get occasional emails asking why my business does not export to Saudi Arabia or other nations which have terrible human rights records. The reason is that I personally do not want to profit from other people's mistreatment.
Here is yet another example of why Saudi Arabia should be treated as an international pariah with which no-one does business of any kind, including sport of course.
#saudiarabia #humanrights #humanrightsviolations
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/21/saudi-arabia-mass-killings-migrants-yemen-border

Grant Denkinson
1 month ago

#Vice blocked an article criticising #SaudiArabia. This is why [Index on #Censorship] published it instead by Jemimah Steinfeld in the Guardian, Fri 18 Aug 2023 15.00 BST https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/18/saudi-arabia-global-charm-offensive-vice-blocking-critical-articles

Wendy Siegelman
1 month ago

US Senator Richard Blumenthal warns Saudi official Yasir al-Rumayyan over refusal to testify on PGA and LIV Tour merger deal.

Al-Rumayyan has until Aug 18 to comply with document request.

Blumenthal’s comments strike at larger concerns in Washington over Saudi Arabia’s investment ambitions.

#SaudiArabia #LIVGolf #PGA #SenatorBlumenthal

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/16/saudi-arabia-public-investment-pga-live-golf?CMP=share_btn_tw

Linking Dot
2 months ago

I did not know that “In the UK, both the Evening Standard and the Independent are already part-owned by a bank controlled by the Saudi state.” News organizations cannot maintain independence when they are literally owned by billionaires — whether those billionaires are nations, organizations, or people. This is an #information emergency.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/15/vice-blocked-news-stories-that-could-offend-saudi-arabia-insiders-say

#billionaires #saudiarabia #Vice #nytimes #wapo

Frederik Borgesius
2 months ago

‘Vice has repeatedly blocked news stories that could offend the Saudi government, leaving its reporters unsure if they are still able to report freely on the kingdom’s human rights abuses... The media company recently signed a lucrative partnership deal with the MBC Group, a media company controlled by the Saudi government’. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/15/vice-blocked-news-stories-that-could-offend-saudi-arabia-insiders-say #law #politics #freedom #humanrights #saudiarabia

David Whitehouse
2 months ago

Desparately bad news from a human rights perspective. Tony Blair should stop kidding himself that he is "engaged" with #saudiarabia - they pay him because they think they are getting something out of it.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/12/tony-blair-institute-continued-taking-money-from-saudi-arabia-after-khashoggi

MoiraEve
2 months ago

WaPo breaking news: Justice Department names special counsel in Hunter Biden case // OK! Is the DOJ also going to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump #Jarvanka for their self-dealings while acting as White House staff and after they left government while making billions off their cozy arrangement w/ #SaudiArabia?

Raymond Scott Pert
2 months ago

Saudi Arabia asks its citizens to quickly leave Lebanon amid escalating tension

>Amid more and more armed clashes in the area, #SaudiArabia called on its citizens to quickly move out from Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching tense regions, the Saudi embassy in #Lebanon said in a statement posted late on Friday on X, formerly known as Twitter.
https://www.firstpost.com/world/saudi-arabia-asks-its-citizens-to-quickly-leave-lebanon-amid-escalating-tension-12961682.html

Smoke rises from Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp during Palestinian faction clashes, in Sidon, Lebanon. Reuters.
Laffy
2 months ago

#SaudiArabia extends its unilateral #oil production cut by another month and says it could be prolonged further or even deepened

https://breaking.iavian.net/article/342043

Larry Fink’s Bet on Saudi Oil Money His Latest ESG Woe
BlackRock appoints head of Saudi oil giant Aramco to its board
Analysts say the move is about money, not optics
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/business/larry-fink-saudi-arabia-oil-blackrock.html

How about THESE optics?
Human rights in Saudi Arabia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia

https://persagen.com >> search: "Larry Fink"
blackrock AND aramco
"saudi arabia" AND ("lgbt" OR "human rights")
blackrock

#LarryFink #SaudiArabia #neoliberalism #capitalism #ESG #BlackRock #Aramco #FossilFuels #GlobalWarming

Thomas Lavergne
2 months ago

#Antarctic #SeaIce update:

The mean July sea-ice extent was by far the 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱, more than 2 millions km² below the 1981-2010 average.

That's the area of #Greenland or #SaudiArabia missing 😳.

Scientists don't know yet for sure why 2023 is such an extreme low #SeaIce year around #Antarctica.

Source: #OSISAF data with R&D input from #ESA.

Timeseries plot of monthly mean july sea-ice extent (red curve) with july 2023 (right-most data point) at an extreme low value.
A map of #Antarctica and the oceans around showing #SeaIce for July 2023 (white color) together with the edge of the average climatological #SeaIce cover (orange line).