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Me.

(35,454 posts)
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 02:39 PM Apr 2020

Up To 150 Members Of The Saudi Royal Family Have Been Infected

“As many as 150 members of the Saudi Arabian royal family may have been infected with coronavirus, according to a new report.

The infections are supposedly a key element in the Saudi decision to announce a ceasefire in Yemen, where Riyadh has been battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels on behalf of the country's deposed president since 2015.

According to The New York Times, as many as 150 Saudi royals are believed to have contracted the virus, including members of the lesser branches of the extensive family. The Times cited a person close to the family as giving the information. Newsweek has contacted the Saudi government and its embassy in Washington, D.C. for comment.

Saudi Arabia reported its first coronavirus case six weeks ago. There have now been 2,932 confirmed cases in the kingdom, with 41 deaths and 631 recoveries, according to Johns Hopkins University.”

https://www.newsweek.com/150-members-saudi-arabia-royal-family-infected-coronavirus-report-1497032

And yet, just as with the Menace no mention of MSB.

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Up To 150 Members Of The Saudi Royal Family Have Been Infected (Original Post) Me. Apr 2020 OP
I believe in karma and I give thanks to it beachbumbob Apr 2020 #1
I gave up karma long ago RussBLib Apr 2020 #5
Oh, well Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #2
I guess I don't have anything nice to say. Except LakeArenal Apr 2020 #3
Check your title... lame54 Apr 2020 #4
Thanks Me. Apr 2020 #6
Probably view themselves as immune. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #7
LOL! From my mind to your post! csziggy Apr 2020 #8
I had to change my mind. Don't want to be labeled insensitive. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #9
Sigh - it's tough being responsible, isn't it? csziggy Apr 2020 #10
I Don't See Insensitivity Me. Apr 2020 #12
Dumpy must be shitting himself. fleur-de-lisa Apr 2020 #11

RussBLib

(9,019 posts)
5. I gave up karma long ago
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 02:54 PM
Apr 2020

Too many rotten people living to ripe old ages, too many good people dying young, too many children with cancer, Donald Trump, earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, etc etc.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
12. I Don't See Insensitivity
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 05:49 PM
Apr 2020

I see probable truth. We know they all think the rules/law don't apply to them and that they exist on a plane above the rest of us. If you had been vulgar or profane that would be another matter, but you weren't.

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