This is interesting!!!!!
Company in Saudi rail project linked to Israel.....
Dubai: A plan to link Makkah and Madinah by train has become the subject of controversy, as Palestinian officials try to persuade Saudi authorities to withdraw the rail contract from a company alleged to be complicit in Israel's expansion in occupied East Jerusalem.
http://www.gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi_arabia/10318520.html
This could become the next big controversial issue
This is stupid. Alstom is a global company. It has major contracts related to power generation in Saudi already.
The Saudi's are smart. They would love to have the best, literally, the best engineers, doctors, scientist, builders,..etc