Mohammed Bin Salman

An academic goes missing in MbS’s kingdom of fear

Summary: Mohammed bin Salman wins kudos for reforming the Saudi economy and opening the kingdom to Western values but a fair and transparent judicial system is not among those values.

Saudi Foundation Day

Arab Digest Newsletter / February 17, 2022 June 21, 2022 / Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia

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

Saudi Aramco IPO launched

Arab Digest Newsletter / November 7, 2019 January 31, 2022 / Aramco IPO, Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco

Summary: limited IPO of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest energy company, raises more questions than it answers.

Mohammed Bin Salman

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