Middle East Focus: A Tale of Two Cities: Nepotism in Tehran and Riyadh……….

Arabia Deserta

A Tale of Two Cities: Nepotism in Tehran and Riyadh……….

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“Forty-two lawmakers have signed a petition, which calls for the removal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s son-in-law, Mahdi Khorshidi-Azad, who was appointed as the director of the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran (ISIRI) on Monday. MPs believe that Khorshidi-Azad does not have the professional qualifications needed for running one of the most specialized state organizations.”……….” Mehr News Agency (Iran)

“Ten members of the Shoura Council of Saudi Arabia, an advisory rubber-stamp body appointed by the king, have signed a petition which calls for the removal of the Interior Minister (Nayef), Defense Minister (Salman), Foreign Minister (Saud), Head of National Guard (Meteb), and all their deputies, as well as all the other al-Saud and Al Al Shaikh ministers, the Mufti, and their deputies (and one or two Sudairis). The Shoura members believe that these men are unqualified and were appointed because they are all brothers, half-brothers, nephews, half-nephews of King Abdullah………” ArabiaDeserta News (From the safety of PNW)

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