Raf Sanchez

The Man Who Bought the World The 95-page report, “The Man Who Bought the World: Rights Abuses Linked to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Its Chairman, Mohammad bin Salman,” found that Saudi Arabia’s vast fossil fuel-deri...

🚨New @hrw.org report on Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund & links with abuses:

-PIF has facilitated& benefited from human rights abuses
-MBS concentrated PIF's enormous economic power in his own hands& uses it to pursue his interests, w/o accountability

hrw.org/node/389704

Broad outlines of a deal already known: Israeli forces would withdraw from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah would pull back from the Israeli border.

Israeli official tells me a major sticking point is Israeli demand that it be allowed to resume strikes if Hezbollah violates deal.

Our MSNBC report:

Netanyahu says Israel is offering a 5 million shekel reward ($1.3 million) for info that leads to the return of hostages.

Since the killing of Sinwar, Netanyahu has been hoping Hamas members will break ranks and free hostages in return for safe passage. No sign it's happening yet.

Hi, world! I finally joined bsky and plan to be active here. I'm @hrw.org's Saudi Arabia and UAE researcher.

We are releasing a major report tomorrow about Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund. Get in touch if you'd like an advanced copy!

A tale of two ceasefire negotiations.

Gaza: No movement in talks, no indication either Israel or Hamas wants a deal. Qatar says Hamas office in Doha is closed for now.

Lebanon: US envoy in Beirut today says a deal "within our grasp". White House hoping get it over line before Biden leaves office