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‘Middle Finger to Biden’: Saudis Boost U.S. Citizen’s Sentence to 19 Years Over Tweets After Wh Condemns Punishment

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A Saudi appeals court has increased the prison sentence of US citizen Saad Almadi for tweets from 16 years to 19 years in a “middle finger” to President Biden, his son tells The Post.

The State Department told Ibrahim Almadi about the revised Saudi penalty Wednesday — months after the White House publicly condemned his father’s treatment.

“It’s not a slap in the face, it’s a middle finger,” Ibrahim told The Post, noting that his septuagenarian father has “lost more than 80 pounds” since his arrest in November 2021 on charges linked to more than a dozen tweets mildly critical of the Saudi government.

“When the US asked for an appeal, they said, ‘Here you go, 19 years!’” his son exclaimed.

Saad Almadi’s case has come up repeatedly at White House briefings — though Biden has not personally commented on it. (Read more from “‘Middle Finger to Biden’: Saudis Boost U.S. Citizen’s Sentence to 19 Years Over Tweets After Wh Condemns Punishment” HERE)

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Saudi Arabia Expresses Willingness to Trade In Other Currencies After Russia Announces Gold-Backed Stablecoin Project

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Days after Russia revealed its partnership with Iran in developing a gold-backed stablecoin that will be used for trade settlements, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expressed its interest in trading currencies other than fiat like the U.S. dollar.

The kingdom’s finance minister said Tuesday he has no issues talking about currencies used in trades as long as they would help improve global trade.

“There are no issues with discussing how we settle our trade arrangements, whether it is in the U.S. dollar, whether it is the euro, whether it is the Saudi riyal,” Mohammed Al-Jadaan told Bloomberg, adding, “I don’t think we are waving away or ruling out any discussion that will help improve the trade around the world.”

Saudi Arabia has maintained a currency peg to the U.S. dollar for decades, and a new currency to settle its trades could mean it is exploring more relations with other countries like China, which is a crucial player in global trading.

When Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia in 2022, it was discussed that China would purchase more oil from the Middle East and mentioned settling trade deals using yuan, the Chinese currency. (Read more from “Saudi Arabia Expresses Willingness to Trade In Other Currencies After Russia Announces Gold-Backed Stablecoin Project” HERE)

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Exposed: Biden Pressured OPEC to Try and Save Democrats in the Midterms

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The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Washington D.C. released a statement late Wednesday detailing how President Joe Biden attempted to pressure OPEC into increasing oil production in order to boost the political prospects for Democrats in upcoming midterm elections. Saudi officials also revealed Biden pressured OPEC to wait to announce the decision not to increase production until after November 8, 2022.

“The Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would also like to clarify that based on its belief in the importance of dialogue and exchange of views with its allies and partners outside the OPEC + group regarding the situation in the oil markets, the Government of the Kingdom clarified through its continuous consultation with the US Administration that all economic analyses indicate that postponing the OPEC+ decision for a month, according to what has been suggested, would have had negative economic consequences,” the Embassy release in a statement.

“Resolving economic challenges requires the establishment of a non-politicized constructive dialogue, and to wisely and rationally consider what serves the interests of all countries,” the statement continues, adding the U.S.-Saudi relationship is not about domestic political convenience or narratives. (Read more from “Exposed: Biden Pressured OPEC to Try and Save Democrats in the Midterms” HERE)

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Two Americans Captured Fighting for Ukraine Dodge Russian Firing Squad

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Two U.S. veterans from Alabama branded “soldiers of fortune” by Moscow after being captured fighting for Ukraine have been spared their date with a firing squad after a Saudi-brokered prisoner swap.

Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, who were captured in June while defending Kharkiv, were at the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia after being freed in the exchange, a representative of their families told Reuters Wednesday.

“We are thrilled to announce that Alex and Andy are free,” the representative said in a statement. “We deeply appreciate everyone’s prayers and especially the close communication and support of our elected officials, Ukrainian Ambassador Markarova, and our members of the US embassies in Ukraine and Saudi Arabia and the U.S. Department of State.”

The swap was part of a deal that also included five British nationals, one Moroccan, one Swede, and one Croatian. It was mediated by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi foreign ministry said. Ukrainian officials released an unknown number of Russian captives as their part of the deal.

Drueke and Huynh were the first known U.S. citizens to be captured by Russian forces. Huynh’s fiancé, Joy Black, told Reuters at the time the men signed up to fight after seeing television footage of the Russian invasion, which began February 24. (Read more from “Two Americans Captured Fighting for Ukraine Dodge Russian Firing Squad” HERE)

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WATCH: Joe Biden Leaves Saudi Arabia Humiliated

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By Townhall. We all knew this would be a train wreck. White House Steward Joe Biden has left Saudi Arabia humiliated. In 2020, Biden declared that the kingdom was a “pariah” after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. I couldn’t care less. The man walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to collect certain documents regarding his pending marriage. He probably knew the risks. The nasty part about this story isn’t the sordid tales of torture and dismemberment that reportedly happened to Khashoggi. It’s the reaction. Everyone acted as if Walter Cronkite was the person butchered. The outrage was more intense because Khashoggi died while Trump was president. There would have been a more muted response if Hillary were at the helm.

It’s a salient point because Joe needs Saudi energy cooperation now that he’s wrecked the energy independence plan Trump started. The bad news is that Saudi Arabia is producing oil close to capacity. The United Arab Emirates was already at capacity. We rolled into the kingdom begging for oil, and Khashoggi was a topic on the docket for the press. Did Biden mention this to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? He said he did. Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says otherwise. Did Biden forget? Either way, he looks like he lied.

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Biden Hits Back After Top Saudi Official Says He ‘Did Not Hear’ Biden Blame MBS for Khashoggi’s Murder

By Fox News. President Joe Biden touched down in Washington D.C. just after midnight on Sunday, when he said the Saudi Arabian foreign minister who denied ever hearing Biden confront Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) about Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was wrong.

After spending several days in the Middle East, Biden landed outside of the White House and answered a few questions from reporters, including one about a recent controversial remark from Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister.

“The Saudi Foreign Minister said he didn’t hear you accuse the Crown Prince of Khashoggi’s murder. Is he telling the truth?” the reporter asked.

“No,” Biden swiftly said, before brushing off another reporter who asked about the fist-bump fiasco. “Why don’t you talk about something that matters?” the president added.

(Read more from “Biden Hits Back After Top Saudi Official Says He ‘Did Not Hear’ Biden Blame MBS for Khashoggi’s Murder” HERE)

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Is Biden Planning to Purchase Oil From Saudi Arabia?

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President Biden is expected to extend an olive branch to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after promising to make him a “pariah” and working to isolate the Saudi regime for months.

On Monday, the White House confirmed that Biden is planning to visit the oil-rich nation this summer, marking the culmination of an 18-month standoff between Biden and the crown prince. Biden is trying to wind up back in the crown prince’s good graces as gas prices soar amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Insider News reported that attempts by U.S. officials to convince the Saudis to increase their oil production have thus far been unsuccessful. Reportedly, the crown prince has repeatedly ignored phone calls from Biden when the president has sought to discuss issues of oil availability.

Displaying how vulnerable and dependent the U.S. is on foreign oil, Biden recently directly asked the crown prince to increase Saudi Arabia’s oil output. (Read more from “Is Biden Planning to Purchase Oil From Saudi Arabia?” HERE)

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Saudi Prince Rejects Elon Musk’s Twitter Take-Over Bid, Elon Attacks Saudi Arabia’s Hatred of Free Speech

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, a billionaire who is also one of Twitter’s largest shareholders, tweeted that he will vote to reject Elon Musk’s $41 billion all-cash bid for the company — leading Musk to question Saudi Arabia’s commitment to free speech.

“I don’t believe that the proposed offer by @elonmusk ($54.20) comes close to the intrinsic value of @Twitter given its growth prospects,” the prince tweeted on Thursday.

“Being one of the largest & long-term shareholders of Twitter, @Kingdom_KHC & I reject this offer.”

Hours later, Musk responded with what seemed to be a jab at Saudi Arabia’s free speech and human rights record.

“Interesting. Just two questions, if I may,” Musk replied to the prince. “How much of Twitter does the Kingdom own, directly & indirectly? What are the Kingdom’s views on journalistic freedom of speech?” (Read more from “Saudi Prince Rejects Elon Musk’s Twitter Take-Over Bid, Elon Attacks Saudi Arabia’s Hatred of Free Speech” HERE)

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WATCH: Joe Biden Is Such a Joke Even Saudi TV Is Mocking Him

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How bad is Joe Biden? Even the Saudis are taking shots at him. Yes, Saudi Arabia, of all places, has doled out comedy skits about how Joe Biden is weak, stupid, and half-asleep. The two actors pretend to address the media where ‘Joe Biden’ says he will address the crisis in Africa before ‘Kamala Harris’ corrects him, telling him to say Russia. This is where the skit sort of hits a weak spot because we all know that Harris is not sharper than Joe, even when the latter is a drooling vegetable for the day. Then again, maybe the world truly sees Harris as the real person pulling the strings, along with Ron Klain. Who knows?

‘Joe Biden’ says he has a message for Putin before falling asleep at the podium. ‘Harris’ then drags a passed-out Biden away while urging the press to clap for the president.

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Biden Spokesman Clashes With Reporters After Refusing to Condemn Mass Execution by Saudi Arabia

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A reporter asked Price if the U.S. condemns the mass execution. He did not condemn it, instead saying that the Biden administration continues to raise its concerns about the Saudi judicial system with Riyadh.

“We continue to raise with Saudi Arabia the need to ensure fair trial guarantees, freedom from arbitrary and extrajudicial detention, transparency, the rule of law, and freedom of religion of belief,” Price said.

At that point, The Associated Press’ Matt Lee interjected, “So that’s it? You don’t have anything else to say about 81 people just being summarily executed?”

“We have been clear about our concerns about the lack of respect for fair trial guarantees in Saudi Arabia, we’ve documented this in our human rights reports, we’ve raised these concerns with the Saudi government, we’ll continue to do so,” Price answered. “What we want to see, and we’ve made this very clear to our counterparts in Riyadh, is for all governments, including our Saudi partners, to respect and protect human rights and to ensure a fair and transparent judicial process.” (Read more from “Biden Spokesman Clashes With Reporters After Refusing to Condemn Mass Execution by Saudi Arabia” HERE)

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Saudi Arabia Conducts One of Its Largest Mass Executions in Years

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Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that it had executed 81 people who were convicted of “terrorism and capital crimes” in what was one of the country’s largest mass executions in years.

The announcement comes despite the Kingdom’s promise to curb its use of capital punishment in an attempt to “clean up its image in recent years as it seeks to attract more tourism and business,” The New York Times reported. A human rights group told the Times that, out of the cases it could track, it had not found that any of the individuals who were executed actually met the criteria for execution. (Read more from “Saudi Arabia Conducts One of Its Largest Mass Executions in Years” HERE)

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