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Saudi shakeup as Vision 2030 stalls

The reshuffle comes as Riyadh is facing a public financing crunch and mounting debt after years of breakneck spending on its ambitious Vision 2030 agenda.

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center November 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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  • Saudi Arabia's massive political shakeup as Vision 2030 flounders
  • Trump doubles down on Iran diplomacy after Netanyahu meeting
  • Arab Israeli leader calls for national emergency over crime wave
  • US military pulls out of Syria’s Al-Tanf base in major shift

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