Paris bombings

[Magda Hassan]

I doubt Hollande sees any irony or connection. What goes around comes around. Though the Kalishnikovs probably were bought via Eastern Europe but paid for by whom? None of what happened yesterday was detected by SIGINTEL. All those billions of dollars for nothing.

France and Saudi Arabia plan to sign deals worth $12 billion (€10.7 billion), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Wednesday, in the latest sign of growing commercial ties between Paris and the Middle East.

France is also considering building two EPR nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia, Fabius told reporters, following a meeting with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Paris.
The contracts will see the Gulf state buy 23 Airbus H145 helicopters worth $500 million.
The H145, previously known as the EC145, is a light twin-engined helicopter typically used for emergency services or border patrols, though a military version is used by the US Army.
Saudi Arabian Airlines is also set to buy 50 Airbus passenger jets worth about $8 billion a deal first announced at last week's Paris Air Show.
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said he was still discussing the price for a contract for French naval patrol boats, built by DCNS.
The contracts, the latest to be agreed between Paris and a Gulf Arab state, come after French President François Hollande was invited by Gulf Arab leaders in May to address their summit in Saudi Arabia, a rare privilege for a foreign head of state.
France has been reinforcing links with the conservative kingdom despite persistent criticism of its human rights record, while Riyadh is keen to broaden its ties with Western powers beyond its traditional alliance with the United States.