“I’m very close to the crown princes of both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and I share the values of their leadership. Mohammed bin Salman knows that he has done some unwise things and he has been over-zealous but he is doing something transformative to his country. He’s a game-changer, and has taken huge personal risks to implement his reform agenda.” 

Thomas Kaplan, billionaire investor, philanthropist and owner of one of the world’s largest private collection of Dutch “Golden Age” paintings, including 17 works by Rembrandt, is planning a Rembrandt exhibition in Riyadh. [Financial Times]