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Formerly detained minister joins Saudi cabinet meeting
[Al Jazeera] A Saudi minister, who was recently detained in the Kingdom's alleged anti-corruption crackdown, has attended a weekly cabinet meeting, according to state media.Ibrahim al-Assaf, a state minister and former finance minister, was among dozens of bigwigs, businessmen and members of the royal family who were held in November. The sweeping crackdown was seen by some as an attempt to strengthen the power of Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince and heir to the Saudi throne. On Tuesday, the official SPA news agency shared images of al-Assaf at the meeting, which is also attended by  Mohammed bin Salman.Assaf was reportedly released last month. He has been in office as state minister since November 2016 The 68-year-old PhD holder in economics is also a board member of national oil giant, Saudi Aramco. He has also held positions at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Two sons of Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's late King Abdullah - Prince Meshaal bin Abdullah and Prince Faisal bin Abdullah - were also released in late December, according to tweets by royal family members. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-03 |
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