Wow.... what a disconnect between this report and the public report
they publicly said 70% of production would be back on line in a week.
I can understand them saying this because they are worried about the effect on their ARAMCO IPO.
Lying is a problem with Arabs.... it is the same with most Asian countries... I worked in Thailand (yes, I have had about 4 careers and 8-9 jobs in my working life :0 ). I was a teacher of ESL there and found that, you rarely got admission of fault from a local... it was a matter of FACE. and I made mistakes because I did not understand this concept.
Remember the first Arab/Israel war....apparently the Arab commanders behind the lines were asking commanders in the field how well the battle was going... they were told all was well, even though they were getting the shirt kicked out of them. So, no changes to their plan was made and the Israelis clobbered them.
FACE... it is very important in Asian culture.... western cultures don't really understand the concept
FACE in Arab culture
here is some excerpts from that article
The concept of personal dignity, honour and protecting one’s reputation is very important in the Middle East
Face and honour can be both given and taken. For example, offering praise to someone elevates not only their status, but also your status as the giver of praise. Paying for the food bill at a restaurant is a basic yet daily means of gaining face and enhancing your reputation for generosity.
On the flip slide, face is lost or can be taken where one has publicly stepped out of line in terms of behaviour. This might include being blamed for something in front of others, not living up to promises or doing something above or outside your status or remit
Common ways foreigners tend to lose face in the region are in displaying impatience, anger, frustration and complaining about local conditions – all of them are interpreted in the Middle East as showing a simple lack of manners. {TRUMP, Bolton, Pompeo????}
It sounds to me that the Arab speaker was trying to save FACE in that conference.
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