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American intelligence officials believe that "boss" was a reference to the crown prince.
The kingdom aims to build 16 nuclear facilities over the next 20 years.Mohammed bin Salman significantly restricted the powers of the In February 2017, Saudi Arabia appointed its first woman to head the In April 2017, bin Salman announced a project to build one of the world's largest cultural, sports and entertainment cities in Al Qidiya, southwest of In February 2018, it became legally possible for Saudi women to open their own business without a According to the Saudi Information Ministry, as of March 2018Further cultural developments followed in December 2017 with Saudi Arabia's first public concert by a female singer, and in January 2018 a sports stadium in The first measures undertaken in April 2016 included new taxes and cuts in subsidies, a diversification plan, the creation of a $2 trillion Saudi Mohammed bin Salman slashed the state budget, freezing government contracts and reducing the pay of civil employees as part of drastic austerity measures.In October 2017, he said that the ultra-conservative Saudi state had been "not normal" for the past 30 years, blaming rigid doctrines that had governed society in a reaction to the According to human rights groups, arrests of human rights activists have risen under Mohammed bin Salman.Among those detained in a wave of arrests in September 2017 were Ahead of the lifting of the ban on women driving in June 2018, 17 women's rights activists were arrested, including the On 23 April 2019, 37 people, mostly Shia human rights activists involved in the Following a Houthi missile attack against Riyadh in December 2017, which was intercepted by Saudi air defence, airstrikes killed 136 Yemeni civilians and injured 87 others in eleven days.Prince Mohammed is considered the architect of the war in Andrew Smith, of Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), said that Upon Trump's election, support for Mohammed bin Salman was described as one of the few issues where rival White House advisers Reuters reported that Prince Mohammed "said the dispute with Qatar could be long-lasting, comparing it to the In the aftermath of Khashoggi's death, multiple commentators referred to bin Salman as "Mister Bone Saw," Prince Mohammed has denied any involvement in the murder and blamed the assassination on rogue operators.
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However, Western countries are not convinced and believe this couldn't have happened without the knowledge or approval of the prince.
CROWN Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman is closer than ever to buying Newcastle United after having a bid accepted by owner Mike Ashley. The person who made the call was identified as Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, a security officer who is frequently seen travelling with the prince.Seven weeks after Khashoggi's death, Saudi Arabia, in order to "distance ... Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, from the grisly murder" stated it would pursue the On 4 December 2018, a group of United States senators were briefed by In March 2019, US senators accused Saudi Arabia for a number of repetitive misdeeds and criticised the crown prince, saying he has gone "full gangster".In June 2019, a UN report linked bin Salman to the assassination.In February 2019, Mohammed bin Salman defended China's It was reported on 22 January 2020 that a multimedia message sent from the Mohammed bin Salman married his cousin, Princess Sarah bint Mashhoor bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in 2008, and they have four children.In 2015, he purchased the Italian-built and Bermuda-registered yacht In December 2017, a number of sources reported that the Crown Prince, using his close associate Prince Mohammed has travelled extensively around the world, meeting with politicians, business leaders and celebrities.In early 2018, Prince Mohammed visited the United States, where he met with many politicians, business people and Hollywood stars, including President Trump, Mohammed advocates fiscal austerity and leads a "crackdown on corruption and self-enrichment".2016 U.S. presidential election and Trump presidency2016 U.S. presidential election and Trump presidency