...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, despite an international cry against the sales of military equipment to the kingdom amid its bloody war on impoverished Yemen.
The agreement was signed between the state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) and Spain’s shipbuilder, Navantia, on Thursday, paving the way for the two sides to set up a joint venture in the kingdom for constructing the five battleships, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The deal is part of a broader framework bilaterally agreed in April -- when Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia as of 2016....visited Spain -- which is estimated to be worth around 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion).