organization:saudi royal court

Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 27/07/2017

Saudi Arabia says king’s contact with U.S. helped ease Al-Aqsa mosque tensions
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-saudi-idUSKBN1AC17J
“The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, has held contacts with many world leaders over the past few days,” the announcement from the Saudi royal court, published by state news agency SPA, said.
Saudi Arabia is custodian of Islam’s most revered places in Mecca and Medina while Jordan is the custodian of Al-Aqsa mosque, its third holiest site, which is also revered by Jews.
King Salman contacted the U.S. government and called for an end to restrictions on entry to the mosque, the statement said, saying that developments showed this push had been successful.
Non seulement, il n’est pas mort, mais il fait reculer Israël à lui tout seul…
- #al-Aqsa
Simplicissimus @simplicissimus
- Simplicissimus @simplicissimus 27/07/2017
  
  Le Waqf (seuls muslim leaders cités dans l’article), quant à lui, appelle les croyants à revenir à Al Aqsa
  Muslim leaders urge worshippers to return to Al-Aqsa after Israel backs down
  ▻http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-idUSKBN1AC0UF
  But Muslim elders declared themselves satisfied with Israeli authorities reverting security to how it was before July 14.
  “The technical report showed that all obstacles the occupation (Israel) put outside Al-Aqsa mosque were removed,” said Abdel-Azeem Salhab, the head of the Waqf, the Jordanian-funded trust that oversees Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites.
  “We praise this stand in the past two weeks outside Al-Aqsa and we want this stand to continue outside Al-Aqsa and now inside Al-Aqsa,” he said, urging worshippers to return to pray.
  Palestinian political factions issued statements supporting the Waqf announcement, which may help quell the unrest. Before the announcement, factions had been calling for a “day of rage” on Friday, which would probably have fueled the violence.
  
  Simplicissimus @simplicissimus
Écrire un commentaire
Nidal @nidal CC BY 28/05/2017

3

3

Washington Post didn’t disclose that writer who penned positive piece about Trump’s Saudi trip is paid by Saudi government - Salon.com
▻http://www.salon.com/2017/05/27/wash-post-didnt-disclose-that-writer-who-penned-positive-piece-about-trumps-s
The Washington Post allowed contributor Ed Rogers to praise Donald Trump’s trip to Saudi Arabia without disclosing that he’s a lobbyist for the Saudi Royal Court. The Post has repeatedly allowed Rogers to promote his lobbying clients’ interests without disclosure.
Rogers is the chairman of the BGR Group, a leading Washington, D.C., lobbying group. BGR is part of a vast network of American lobbying and public relations firms that work for the Saudi government. The Post itself has reported on Rogers’ role in promoting Saudi interests. An April 2016 article stated that Rogers “did not immediately return a request for comment” about his lobbying work for the Saudi government and that “Rogers is a contributor to the Washington Post’s PostPartisan blog.”
Rogers and BGR signed an agreement letter with the Saudi Royal Court on August 24, 2015, to “provide public relations and media management services for The Center [for Studies and Media Affairs at The Saudi Royal Court], which includes both traditional and social media forums.” The contract is worth $500,000 per year.
Nidal @nidal CC BY
Écrire un commentaire