In some sectors, enthusiasm abounds, as social life loosens up and women get jobs their mothers never dreamed of. He is determined to give Saudis a shining, prosperous future, and exercises an unflinching willingness to crush his foes. Chapter I: The KingdomIn 1996, a British-Algerian man teaching at an elite school in Jeddah on Saudi Arabia’s west coast got a unique job offer. The teacher, Rachid Sekkai, knew a bit about Prince Salman. He was the governor of Riyadh Province, which put him in charge of the Saudi capital, and he was a son of the king who had founded Saudi Arabia, granting him high status among the thousands of princes and princesses who made up the royal family.

Source: International New York Times March 21, 2020 09:00 UTC