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The Blue Diamond Affair is a series of unresolved crimes and embittered diplomatic relations triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the House of Saud by a Thai employee. The affair has soured relations between Saudi Arabia and Thailand for over 30 years.
The Blue Diamond Affair [10] was a series of events triggered by the 1989 theft of gems belonging to the Saudi royal family by a Thai employee. Mohammad al-Ruwaili, [11] a Saudi Arabian businessman close to the Saudi royal family traveled to Bangkok to investigate the case, but was abducted and killed. Three months later, three officials from ...
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However, relations have been severely strained for the past 20 years due to fallout from the Blue Diamond Affair. Diplomatic missions were downgraded to chargé d'affaires level and the number of Thai workers in Saudi Arabia plummeted. [70] Saudi Arabia does not issue working visas for Thais and discourages its citizens from visiting the country.
According to the auction house, some of the diamonds from the necklace may have come from the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace" 1785 scandal with Marie Antoinette. As the story goes, a cardinal was ...
More than two decades after the release of 1997's "Titanic," Celine Dion stepped out in Paris on Wednesday sporting the actual blue diamond necklace that Rose tossed into the ocean.
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (French: Affaire du collier de la reine, "Affair of the Queen's Necklace") was an incident from 1784 to 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France that involved his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette.
Tripp advised Lewinsky to hold on to the stained blue dress. "The Clinton Affair" premieres on Sunday, November 18, on A&E. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides.