> Notably, the vast majority of Saudi citizens live in near-Third World conditions, particularly the Shias in the east and the tribal groups in the south, not t

> Notably, the vast majority of Saudi citizens live in near-Third World conditions, particularly the Shias in the east and the tribal groups in the south, not that this gets widely reported This is... just not true. There absolutely is poverty in KSA, and the wealth of the elite is obscene, but the average Saudi citizen lives a pretty cushy life of sinecure jobs and vast subsidies (gas is cheaper than water). The official median income is around US$50k, and while you probably shouldn't trust that number, I think we can safely say it's not more than an order of magnitude off. The people really living in Third World conditions in Saudi are the vast armies of migrant workers, who make up something like 80% of the labor force and do all the literal heavy lifting at construction sites, service industry jobs, domestic work, etc.