Sentences with phrase «old crown prince»

In a move worthy of Michael Corleone of The Godfather movie fame, the 32 - year old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman, consolidated his power, over the weekend, by trotting a tried - and - true method of vanquishing political rivals in a monarchy: charge them with corruption.

The 32 - year - old crown prince is expected to visit the U.S. next week, and President Donald Trump has made it clear he would like to see the international listing in New York.

Under reforms led by 32 - year - old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the government is easing many of those restrictions, and also plans to lift a ban on women driving next year.

Following his visit with Trump, the 32 - year - old crown prince was due to meet with Defense Secretary James Mattis, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, CIA Director Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster.

The 32 - year - old crown prince has made waves in Saudi Arabia for the economic and cultural reforms he has promoted since being named heir to the throne, the most notable reforms ranging from the much - vaunted «Vision 2030» to diversify the economy away from oil, to lifting a ban on cinemas and women driving in Saudi Arabia.

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Last month, the World Drone Prix — organized by the World Organization of Racing Drones and Sheikh Hamdan, crown prince of Dubai — handed out roughly $ 1 million in prizes, including a $ 250,000 grand prize to a 15 - year - old British pilot who bested 100 other competitors at a two - day event in Dubai.

The Saudi Council for Economic and Development Affairs, headed by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the powerful 31 - year - old son of King Salman, announced that it will implement 10 new programs in the third quarter of 2017 to strengthen the objectives of Vision 2030.

Following his surprise appointment as crown prince back in June, 32 - year - old Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman al - Saud has been thrust into the spotlight.

Her fiancé, Kei Komuro, a telegenic 25 - year - old who works at a law firm and once won a tourism promotion contest to be crowned «Prince of the Sea», said he had proposed to her more than three years ago.

The Illusionist, based on a story by Steven Millhauser, is a lush piece of romanticism — a tale of enchantment set in turn - of - the - century Vienna about a magician named Eisenheim (Edward Norton), the son of a cabinetmaker, and his longtime relationship with Sophie (Jessica Biel), a duchess and the prospective fiancee of Crown Prince Leopold (Rufus Sewell), an old - fashioned villain.

Easily the most celebrated British period piece since Downton Abbey, The Crown follows Queen Elizabeth II — the reigning Queen of England, at 91 years old — across different periods of her life, beginning with her 1947 marriage to Prince Philip of Edinburgh.