“The effort to silence Saudi critics abroad stretches back decades and over the tenure of several monarchs. But Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has pursued the practice with an especially ruthless zeal since gaining his position last year.” The Saudi campaign to abduct and silence rivals abroad goes back decades.

+ “The company’s legal team had to double-check that it was even possible to send that much money in a single wire transfer.” Bloomberg: The Inside Story of How Uber Got Into Business With the Saudi Arabian Government.