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dom's pivot to the east. Long before the American pivot, Saudi Arabia has reoriented its economic and political priorities to South and East Asia. Salman arrived in Beijing on March 13 for his first visit to China. Last month, the crown prince visited Pakistan, Japan, India and the Maldives. The two

is today China's largest trading partner in the Middle East. The kingdom's closest ties remain with Pakistan. The Pakistani press has reported that Riyadh provided a $1.5 billion loan to Islamabad to help Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's effort to get Pakistan's economy out of its slump. The Saudis have

the king took the unprecedented step of naming Muqrin deputy crown prince. And in a very directly worded pronouncement, the king decreed that when Salman becomes king, Muqrin will immediately become crown prince. That removed some amount of discretion from Salman, which is interesting. There are all

e 5. Hurriyet Turkey - Lessons from the ballots Mustafa Akyol Article 6. The Council on Foreign Relations Split Persists Between Washington and Riyadh An interview with F. Gregory Gause III Article 7. NYT Follow the Money Thomas L. Friedman NYT Abbas Takes Defiant Step, and Mideast Talks Fa

rophet Muhammad, which many feel the royal family has abandoned. Saudi Islam increasingly is divided within itself, as is the royal family. Prince Salman, the kingdom's defense minister since last November (after nearly half a century as governor of Riyadh), is more energetic and less rigid than the

ithin itself, as is the royal family. Prince Salman, the kingdom's defense minister since last November (after nearly half a century as governor of Riyadh), is more energetic and less rigid than the late Prince Nayef, but unlikely to initiate significant reforms. Nayefs death will please those Saudis

ready for conflict with Iran if necessary, and has pushed Yemen to take on al Qaeda. There is no sign he disagrees with the occupation of Bahrain. Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for accepting and working with peaceful change. But Salman also has a reputation, well deserved, for acceptin

o be Prince Salman, a more pragmatic and progressive prince with a half century's experience as the governor and builder of the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. Nayif, born in 1933 and interior minister since 1975, was never a proponent of reform, and advocated a tough line on human-rights issues for deca

lief. Immediately prior to the Court’s scheduled oral argument on these motions, the Federal Plaintiffs moved to supplement the record against Prince Salman and Prince Naif. Defendants Rabita Trust, Wa‘el Jalaidan, and International Islamic Relief Organization (“IIRO”) move to dismiss the *547 complaints

f 182, 189.) *549 2. Prince Salman’ Prince Salman is a member of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers, the governor of the province of Riyadh, and the President of Defendant SHC. (Prince Salman Mem. in Sup. Mot. to Dismiss at 2.) Plaintiffs allege that Prince Salman provided material suppor

n and Naif. Virtual Countries, 300 F.3d at 241. C. Application of FSIA Torts Exception WESTLAW Plaintiffs claim any immunity enjoyed by SHC, Prince Salman, and Prince Naif is overcome by the FSIA’s torts exception. The Federal Plaintiffs also argue that the commercial activities exception should lift *5

ously holding the Chairmanship role of Saudi Aramco. Furthermore, according to local press, Al-Falih appears close to Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, and his appointment likely confirms the recently assertive Royal influence over energy policy, in our view. New Minister of Energy, Industry and Min

ic health WHO emergency preparedness assessment score Score Calculation 4-5 Under study Under threats per international standards — average score for Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern In Progress study Province 12 Identify additional sources of revenues Total revenue generated from private sector for SAR bn 0.3