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​Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (also known as MBS) appointed Saudi Prime Minister, in a government shuffling announced by a Royal Decree, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 24, 2022.
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Here comes more Saudi oil

After cutting Saudi oil production beginning in late 2022 to set a floor under slumping global oil prices, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is set to change course.

A Saudi Aramco sign is pictured at an oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.
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The Saudis’ big oil cut begins. How long will it last?

The Saudis’ controversial plan to slash oil production by 1 million barrels per day officially kicked off on July 1. But could this plan backfire?

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch a military demonstration from a balcony of the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Will China ever replace the US as the world’s dominant superpower?

Just three years ago, people around the world viewed the US more favorably than China. That is no longer the case.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud arrives for an OPEC meeting in Vienna.
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Global oil prices and a “Saudi lollipop”

In a dramatic decision, Saudi Arabia announced Sunday that it will take a unilateral step to slash its oil output by 1 million barrels per day in order to boost global oil prices.

Will Biden say sorry to MBS?
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Will Biden say sorry to MBS?

When President Biden came into office, he said he wouldn’t give a “blank check” to the world’s autocrats, including those associated with longtime US allies. But two years in and ample crises later, Biden is ready to sit down for a face-to-face with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Why the massive about-face?