You know, in Saudi Arabia, there is a body of 40 people – 34 people exactly, that once the succession comes, they will meet and they will elect a king in there.
AL-WALEED BIN TALALOne of my biggest personal holdings is Rotana. That company has a very dominant force in the Middle East.
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It is my responsibility to take advantage of my position to make the world a better place
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Riyadh – It’s like a city within a city.
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Nowadays, anyone who cannot speak English and is incapable of using the Internet is regarded as backward.
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I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.
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Well, you know, News Corp is the only real media global – that has a global presence that’s involved in TV production, in movies, in publishing, in newspapers, digital media, et cetera.
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My wheels are running. My investments are local, regional and international.
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No company should depend on one person no matter how that person is smart or genius, whether it’s Apple or News Corp, or Citibank or any other company in the world.
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Some countries, like Saudi Arabia, where the population growth is very high, whereby you don’t have the mortgage low yet. Still the demand outstrips supply by much.
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In Riyadh, there’s going to be a huge project that will house at least 12,000 units with inhabitants of approximately 150,000 people.
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I would love to be a corporate leader.
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I’m not panicking, and I’m not scared, I’ve been through the Gulf War, the Asia crisis, and the Russian crisis.
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I’m telling you, you can’t compare Saudi Arabia to other countries.
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There are pockets of extremism in Israel,
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Saudi Arabia has stability. The social contract and the political contract between the king and the rulers and the royal family and the ruled people in Saudi Arabia is very strong and the bondage is so solid.
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But more important since 1967 when the war was, ended in the defeat of some Arab countries.
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