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Saudi Foundation Day

Arab Digest Newsletter / / Bahrain, Corruption, Gold, Kuwait, MbS, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UK, Yemen / 1 Comment

Ref: AD-2138

Summary: MBS is seeking to legitimise his power historiographically by portraying the “three states of Saudi Arabia” as a continuation of a glorious past. 

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