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The World is Laughing at America
Above is a clip from “Studio 22,” a program on the Saudi government-owned television network MBC. The skit portrays US President Biden as mentally incompetent, [...]
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Saudi Arabia Considers Accepting Yuan for Oil
Russia is not the only country turning to the yuan. Beijing is in talks with Saudi Arabia to begin purchasing oil with their own currency opposed to the USD. Saudi [...]
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Saudi Arabia in Search of Cash
QUESTION: I read your blog about the Saudi’s potentially selling a large private equity position from China in Aramco rather than accessing the public [...]
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Apple Added to Terrorist Financier List?
Apple’s Company in Doha, Qatar, has been added to a list of 59 people/institutions that are considered to be funding terrorism (directly/indirectly) by Saudi [...]
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Insurers sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11
Several major insurers have launched a new attempt to sue Saudi Arabia for 6 billion dollars for the September 11, 2001 attacks. One wonders had Hillary been [...]
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Saudi Arabia Banning Short Selling Against the Currency Peg
Saudi Arabia has banned financial products that amount to a short position against the riyal. The measure indicates the high degree of attack that the peg is [...]
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Trouble in Saudi Arabia
Political instability is rising in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi king has fired his longtime Secretary of Energy and the head of the central bank has been replaced. The [...]
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Saudi Arabia on the Ropes?
There is serious trouble brewing in Saudi Arabia. They have been dumping oil and increasing their output by 3.5%. However, the cash is being kept offshore. Rumors [...]
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Saudi Threat to Sell U.S. Assets is No Big Deal
Saudi Arabia has threatened the Obama administration and congressional leaders that it will sell billions of dollars in U.S. financial assets if Congress passes a [...]
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Sunni & Shia Tensions Rise in Middle East
Protesters stormed and ransacked Saudi Arabia’s embassy on Sunday after gathering to denounce the kingdom for executing a prominent Shia cleric. According [...]
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