Prince MBS' Tyranny

Is Prince MBS truly reforming Saudi Arabia?

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44 mins

Explore how Prince MBS is transforming Saudi Arabia through bold reforms, economic upheaval, and strict political control. Discover how Vision 2030 attempts to reshape a nation caught between tradition and modernization. Learn about the global consequences of his decisions, from oil markets to international diplomacy.

Ep 1:

The Outcast Prince's Rise to Power

From overlooked prince to absolute ruler: how Mohammed bin Salman engineered a bloodless coup, courted Trump, and shook down billionaires at the Ritz-Carlton.

Ep 2:

Cinemas, Steering Wheels, and Silenced Voices

MBS smashed the religious police and let women drive—but the activists who fought for these freedoms rotted in prison as executions surged.

Ep 3:

A Bone Saw in Istanbul

A journalist walks into a consulate and vanishes. The Khashoggi murder exposes MBS's brutal reach, even as trillion-dollar megacity dreams rise in the desert.

Ep 4:

Camels, Botox, and Desert Dreams

Bedouin traditions collide with futuristic ambition—from million-dollar camel pageants to luxury ruins tourism—revealing Saudi Arabia's strange, contradictory soul.

Ep 5:

The Prisoner of His Own Throne

Yachts, poison-tested meals, and bullied prime ministers: inside the paranoid, all-powerful existence of a modernizer who trusts no one.

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