Saudi Foreign Minister Has No Authority

This creates quite a quandary regarding progress.

Al-Jubeir Photo: arabnews.com

(SALEM, Ore.) - According to informed sources related to Saudi diplomats in Italy and France, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, who was appointed by Mohammed Bin Salaman, has no authority to make decisions.

At present, any budget allocation in the Saudi Foreign Ministry is done by direct order of Mohammed bin Salman. So the wave of discontent in Saudi embassies in various countries has begun to rise, and ambassadors of Saudi Arabia have spoken up to Adel Al-Jubeir.

In the past, former foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal used to make decisions about budgets allocated to the ambassadors of the different countries, parties and movements. But at present, Adel Al-Jubeir does not have authority to act in the capacity of the former minister, and requires Mohammed bin Salman's permission to take any decision.

It is also reported that Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Ali Awadh Asiri, Nader Hariri Secretary General of the Al-Mustaqbal movement, and Fouad Siniora, traveled from Lebanon to Riyadh with their pleas of financial demands, however, King Salman reportedly responded to them negatively.