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MBS 'surfing a wave of popularity' that will need economic growth to endure: ex-ambassador
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Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, former UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Jenkins says that, under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country is on a drive to normalise relations not only with Israel, but also with Iran and work towards a more economically integrated Middle East. He also stresses that MBS, as the de facto Saudi leader is known, has been surfing a wave of popularity whose endurance will rely on economic development, reform and growth.
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Manage episode 514967961 series 2426270
Speaking with FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney, former UK ambassador to Saudi Arabia John Jenkins says that, under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the country is on a drive to normalise relations not only with Israel, but also with Iran and work towards a more economically integrated Middle East. He also stresses that MBS, as the de facto Saudi leader is known, has been surfing a wave of popularity whose endurance will rely on economic development, reform and growth.
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