Saudi activists who are fighting to reform the country's monarchy have called President Biden's upcoming trip a betrayal, fearing it could embolden Crown Prince Mohammed to “be more brutal.”
, a country he once vowed to make an international “pariah,” Saudis who have fought to reform the absolute monarchy called the trip a betrayal that could have devastating consequences.
Regional powerbroker Saudi Arabia, one of the largest oil producers in the world and the home of Islam’s two holiest sites, has been a vital American ally. And before Khashoggi’s killing in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the crown prince had The crown prince's bid to present himself as a reformer was truly shattered with the October 2018 slaying and dismembering of Khashoggi, but even before the assassination, Saudi Arabia was carrying out public beheadings and jailing activists. And thousands of civilians have died in the war in neighboring Yemen where Saudi-led forces are battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Loujain al-Hathloul, a women's rights activist who remains under a travel ban after she was imprisoned, pictured after her release in February 2021.In his op-ed, Biden said that Saudi Arabia has “helped to restore unity among the six countries of Gulf Cooperation Council, has fully supported the truce in Yemen and is now working with my experts to help stabilize oil markets.”
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