Howdy from Saudi: Two Recent Pieces on the Kingdom

One long:

“The Saudi Trillions” by Malise Ruthven, London Review of Books, September 2017.

One short:

“Saudi Arabia wasn’t always this repressive. Now it’s unbearable” by Jamal Khashoggi, Washington Post, September 18, 2017.

Update:

“Saudi Columnist in Exceptional Commentary on Saudi Regime’s Efforts to Silence ‘September 15 Movement’: It’s a Mistake to Restrict Citizens’ Freedom of Thought” by editors of MEMRI [Middle East Media Research Institute], September 19, 2017.