When French PM’s communications chief served Saudi interests
Mayada Boulos, communications advisor to French Prime Minister Jean Castex, was in charge of a PR campaign to promote Saudi Arabian interests during her previous job with advertising and public relations group Havas. The campaign was on behalf of a foundation created and chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the kingdom who a US intelligence report released last week said had approved the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Antton Rouget reports.
MayadaMayada Boulos, the communications advisor to French Prime Minister Jean Castex, led a PR campaign on behalf of Saudi Arabia in her previous job with advertising and public relations group Havas, where she worked within its so-called “influence” department from 2016 to the summer of 2020 when she was recruited by Castex.