No doubt emboldened by US President Joe Biden s recent visit and matey fist bump with Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, a Saudi judge has just handed out the longest ever prison sentence to a peace .
China and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have a history of mutually beneficial friendship. Friendship is based on the principles of mutual respect, non-interference, and regard for the sovereignty. Both.
Ayman Al Zawahiri was a craven terrorist, but projecting strength should also mean standing up to autocrats. Biden can start by securing the release of Jamal Khashoggi’s lawyer, Asim Ghafoor.
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says that apart from proving his Zionist credentials, the U.S. president achieved nothing on his recent visit to Israel, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. When former U.S. President Donald Trump returned home from his brief 36-hour visit to Riyadh in 2017, he had more than $460 million in his pocket. […]