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Margherita Stancati
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I report for The Wall Street Journal, these days mostly on Saudi Arabia. Previously Kabul, Delhi, Rome. Get in touch: [email protected]
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The U.S. is preparing to pullout of northeastern Syria imminently and began informing its partners about the plan. “The Pentagon has an order to move troops out of Syria as quickly as possible.” Scoop by @DionNissenbaum @nancyayoussef
wsj.com/articles/u-s-m… via @WSJ
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“Many” citizens doesn’t necessarily mean “most” citizens. And regardless of how one feels about MBS, the social change is real - ask anyone who has spent time in Saudi Arabia in recent years. That doesn’t make the crackdown on perceived dissent OK.
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“The social change taking place in Saudi Arabia has undeniably brought joy and new opportunities to many citizens, but they come with an implicit threat: indulge in the fun, just don’t challenge the leadership.” @viviannereim on the mood in the kingdom: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Saudi Arabia’s budget expenditure will rise 7% next year to $295 billion. The government expects revenue to increase 9% - based on the assumption oil prices will rise to $80 a barrel. wsj.com/articles/saudi… by @RoryWSJ
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18 dic |
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“Things have definitely cooled off right after Khashoggi’s murder,” said a senior Saudi government official. “The last thing the kingdom wants is for this to come out now and cause another backlash.” #SaudiArabia #Israel
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18 dic |
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But as #SaudiArabia struggles to overcome its biggest foreign policy crisis since 9/11, there is little appetite for risky ventures like a rapprochement with #Israel. And King Salman, who is more hostile to Israel than his son, has made it clear that isn't a priority.
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18 dic |
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More exclusive details: economic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia have secretly intensified. The kingdom has been purchasing surveillance technology from Israeli firms and weighing a roughly $100 million investment in Israeli tech.
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EXCLUSIVE: Two aides of MBS - Saud al-Qahtani and Ahmed al-Assiri - were key in the clandestine outreach to Israel. Assiri visited Israel several times, making him the most senior Saudi official known to have traveled there. Both lost their jobs over the Khashoggi killing.
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18 dic |
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Our latest: A secretive initiative to forge closer ties between #SaudiArabia and #Israel faces setbacks after the #Khashoggi murder, which has ensnared Prince Mohammed bin Salman and two key aides involved in the effort. With @felschwartz and @summer_said wsj.com/articles/cover…
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NEW w/ the amazing @margheritamvs, @summer_said: amid MBS's weakened position after the Khashoggi killing, Israel/Saudi ties have faced setbacks. With lots of exclusive details: wsj.com/articles/cover…
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18 dic |
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“I don’t see how they will hold anyone accountable if they already publicly denied that the torture ever happened,” said a Saudi official who is aware of the torture allegations and of the commission’s investigation.
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18 dic |
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Important development: U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with representatives of the Taliban, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Pakistan in Abu Dhabi for discussions on a road map for Afghan peace talks. wsj.com/articles/u-s-e… via @WSJ
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The Saudi government has dismissed allegations that women’s rights activists were tortured as “wild claims.” Yet the Saudi human-rights commission’s ongoing investigation indicates that Saudi authorities have direct knowledge of the activists’ accusations.
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17 dic |
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“My fingers resembled barbecued meat, swollen and blue,” one activist told representatives of the Saudi human-rights commission in her testimony.
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17 dic |
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s top aide, Saud al-Qahtani, allegedly oversaw some aspects of the torture and threatened at least one jailed woman with rape and death.
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17 dic |
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Our latest: A human-rights commission reporting to Saudi King Salman is investigating the alleged torture of detained women’s rights activists, including accusations of waterboarding. wsj.com/articles/jaile… via @WSJ by @summer_said and I
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17 dic |
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Canada is looking for a way out of a $13 billion deal to export armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia. Trudeau: “We are engaged with the export permits to try and see if there is a way of no longer exporting these vehicles to Saudi Arabia.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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17 dic |
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The statement was actually about the resolution on the Khashoggi killing, not the war in Yemen
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17 dic |
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Saudi Arabia delivered a rebuke to the U.S. Senate for its resolution that blamed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the Khashoggi killing, saying it “categorically rejects any interference in its internal affairs.” wsj.com/articles/saudi… via @WSJ
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Margherita Stancati
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16 dic |
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This is insane. I never thought David Guetta would play in Riyadh. It’s hard to overstate the pace of social change in Saudi Arabia. twitter.com/arabnews/statu…
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