Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a familiar trick. Saudi arabia ha
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a fami
The source of king charles starts right now okay. Mr. Brown you walk in the cnn studios in new york city. Its king charles were not going to waste your time with gayle king but you can call me gail and Charles Barkley. I probably should not hear tonight from Saturday Night Live. Kenan thompson former alabama senator doug jones, cnns own, kaitlan collins, and the producer and songwriter of im just ken, mark ronson. King, charles starts now. When yes we have a lot to talk about tonight, but first i want to Say Something about flying. I filed but you fly a lot. Are you starting to get nervous about flying . Once i got the 50 in a turbulence . Yeah. Meeting wide noch limit youtube, nobody is used to joke about it. Yeah, me too. But now, once again, oh is brutal because were not all but its more than we are over 60 were old. We are not all. Okay. Got it. Age is just a number. Right thats what all people say hey, does this but its more than the turbulence. I am very nervous, but it just seem
Charles starts now when going ill come out yes we have a. Lot to talk about tonight, but first i want to Say Something about flying. I fly a lot. You fly a lot. Are you starting to get nervous about flying once i got the 50 . In a turbulence yeah, me too wide, nochlin. It youtube, but nobody is above. Used to joke about it. Yeah, me too. But now it was getting oh is brutal because were not all but its more than we over 60 were old. We are not okay age is just a number, right . Thats what all people say. Hey, does this its more than . The, turbulence i am, very nervous but, it just seems to be one little accident after another, forcing. There hasnt been anything catastrophic when the door flew off the plane on Alaska Airlines because of the screws werent werent in properly. Theres forgivable to me. Yeah, somebody should lose their job about that. I think somebody will but it just seems seems to be one thing after another, after another. I mean, were still getting on planes, but listen,
Erin . The arraignment is in a courthouse thats already handled hundreds of january 6th defendants. It is those lies that are central to the prosecutions case. The man behind it all, the man who has been a target of a Public Smear Campaign by the 45th President is jack smith. You see him there. Paula reid is outside that courthouse right now. Paula, how will all of this play out, the logistics of this once trump arrives where you are . Reporter well, erin, this courthouse is accustomed to dealing with vips, security details, so he has the option to pull underneath the courthouse in a garage. We may not be able to seen him at all. Once inside, he will be placed under arrest. He will be processed. We expect fingerprints, but there wont be a mug shot. Federal authorities have said they already have a mug shot. And the hearing should be pretty short. He will hear the charges filed against hi and hell have th opportunity, as expecting to enter a plea in florida he had s attorney enter that