Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Western Media Wakes Up to the Saudi Transformation 245 March 11, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Arab News (Saudi Arabia) on 10 March 2018 by Hassan bin Youssef Yassin (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:mediaSaudi ArabiaThe Washington Post Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Tunisia: Trump Is Living His Final Days in the War against Iran May 16, 2026. Published in Jawhara FM 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Republican Primaries: Trump Tightens His Grip May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Egypt: Egypt’s Voice in Washington: An Indisputable Imperative May 16, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineWashington, however, is not merely a policymaking capital. It is also a highly competitive marketplace of narratives. 0 Topics Ireland: Trump Accuses His Opponents of Treason. But It’s Clear Who the Real Traitor Is May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the US Republican Primaries: Trump Tightens His Grip May 20, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Latest Trophy Proves His Power over His Party — Despite the Polls May 20, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Germany: Europe Remains a Spectator* May 20, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungThe agreements are not the EU’s problem; it is the lack of political will in its capital cities. 0 Germany: The Request Concert of Hormuz May 20, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWho will hold out longer, Iran under a naval blockade or the world economy without 20% of its oil and gas supply? 0 Taiwan: Taiwan Heard the Shots at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner May 19, 2026. Published in Taiwan TimesTrump’s attack already seems distant, while the Taiwan issue is intimately relevant. 0 India: When Corporate Interests Take Over Diplomacy: Inside Trump’s Transactional Approach May 19, 2026. Published in FirstpostIf the President of the United States behaves primarily as the chief negotiator for corporate America, then alliances themselves become contingent commodities. 0 Related Articles Germany: The Saudis No Longer Trust Trump May 14, 2026. Published in Der Standard[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing. Australia: Donald Trump Was ‘All Set to Really Rip’ into the Media, but Shooting May Help Change His Tune April 27, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Japan: The Post’s Dilemma: Democracy Dies in Darkness April 2, 2026. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[I]n the case of The Washington Post, the betrayal of its role as a monitor of politics has alienated readers. Saudi Arabia: Regional Quartet Offer Trump a Final Off-Ramp April 1, 2026. Published in Arab NewsA negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively. Saudi Arabia: Will Trump Abandon the War and Drag the Gulf into It? March 21, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatNinety percent of his MAGA base backs the war, and that is all he needs. Previous articleDawn Of Peace On Korean Peninsula?Next articleEveryone Wins If Peace Prevails On the Korean Peninsula LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment