Apparently feeling emboldened by the fact that Saudi Arabia suffered zero repercussions over the Oct.3, 2018 state-ordered murder of Jamal Khashoggi , other than Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) briefly being shunned by international elites for a few months, it’s business as usual again in the kingdom of horrors . In a new breaking report, The Wall Street Journal reveals that “Saudi authorities have arrested several high-profile people in recent days, extending an effort to sideline Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s perceived opponents, despite a push to repair the kingdom’s international image to attract investment.” Yasser al-Rumayyan, Saudi Aramco’s chairman, via Reuters. The WSJ counts nine people total arrested in a span of a little more than the past week who are not particularly known for being dissidents or any level of explicitly anti-government activists. They include journalists, intellectuals and businessmen detained since Nov. 16. What additionally makes […]