[vox_mundi]

Saudi Royal Detained After 2 Tons of Drugs Found on Private Jet

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]A member of the Saudi royal family and four others were detained after authorities discovered two tons of drugs on a private jet in Beirut on Monday, according to Lebanon’s state-run news agency and a government official.

The National News Agency said smugglers were attempting to transport the “huge quantity” of Captagon pills — 40 bags worth — to the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Col. Joseph Musalem, a spokesman for Lebanon's ministry of the interior, said that a member of the Saudi royal family was among those detained. Musalem added that investigators were working to determine whether or not he was involved in the alleged smuggling.

[Plantagenet]

Pervert-Saudi-prince-ordered-entire-staff-strip-naked-Beverly-Hills-mansion-s-pool-said-want-naked-p-court-papers-claim

The Saudi Prince later explained that he felt like seeing some people get naked.

[vox_mundi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', '[')b]Have some pity. The Saudi's are going broke at $40 oil

All their new wells are offshore.

[vox_mundi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'A')ctually Vox I wouldn't be so snotty if I were you. Your life depends on SA oil.

[dolanbaker]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vox_mundi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'A')ctually Vox I wouldn't be so snotty if I were you. Your life depends on SA oil.

[Keith_McClary]

It seems our delicate royal feelings have been hurt:

Arab News (Saudi equivalent of Voice of America)

[onlooker]

Well it seems big changes are happening in KSA, I do believe in a deeper sense it is a reflexive stance taken by the Sheiks there in response to the approaching day when oil revenues plummet. Here is excerpt from article I read " The House of Saud is crushing dissent and cutting benefits at home, while intervening militarily abroad. Why? Here's everything you need to know: Are the Saudis nervous? Very. The royal family feels threats from within the country and without, as the price of oil plunges, the predominantly young population grows restless, and Saudi Arabia's bitter rival, Shiite Iran, seeks to expand its influence throughout the region. The Saudis were also deeply alarmed by the Arab Spring, which saw long-established regimes crumble; the U.S.'s nuclear deal with Iran; and the rise of ISIS. "

[JakeMate]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vox_mundi', '[')b]Saudi Royal Detained After 2 Tons of Drugs Found on Private Jet

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]A member of the Saudi royal family and four others were detained after authorities discovered two tons of drugs on a private jet in Beirut on Monday, according to Lebanon’s state-run news agency and a government official.

The National News Agency said smugglers were attempting to transport the “huge quantity” of Captagon pills — 40 bags worth — to the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Col. Joseph Musalem, a spokesman for Lebanon's ministry of the interior, said that a member of the Saudi royal family was among those detained. Musalem added that investigators were working to determine whether or not he was involved in the alleged smuggling.

[vox_mundi]

Saudi Executioner Thinks He Pulled Something In Shoulder During Last 10 Decapitations

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AL MUZAHIMIYAH, SAUDI ARABIA—Complaining that he must have “tweaked it pretty good,” Saudi executioner Khalid al-Faraj told reporters Thursday that he thinks he pulled something in his shoulder during yesterday’s last 10 decapitations. “Around the seventh or eighth beheading I came around kind of awkwardly on my windup and heard this loud pop, and I knew immediately that something wasn’t right, ” said al-Faraj, adding that he attempted to ignore the dull pain spreading through his upper right arm and power through the rest of the executions, but he barely had enough strength left to make a clean slice on the final prisoner. “When I got home I took a few Aleve and put some Icy Hot on it, but this morning when I woke up I couldn’t even lift my arm and the pain had spread down to my elbow. I just hope the swelling goes down soon because I’ve got a pretty big slate on Monday.” Al-Faraj told reporters that, on the orders of his orthopedist, he would have to miss out on this weekend’s public stoning of a woman accused of adultery.