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The 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge was the mass arrest of a number of prominent Saudi Arabian princes, government ministers, and business people in Saudi Arabia on 4 November 2017. [2] It took place weeks after the creation of an anti-corruption committee led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [3]
The purge helped centralize political powers in the hands of Mohammed bin Salman and undermine the pre-existing structure of consensus-based governance among Saudi elites. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The arrests resulted in the final sidelining of the faction of King Abdullah , and Mohammed bin Salman's complete consolidation of control of all three branches ...
He was the son of Prince Muqrin, former Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. He was one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He was killed in mysterious circumstances when his helicopter crashed near the country's border with Yemen on 5 November 2017, hours after a major purge of the kingdom's political and business leadership. [2]
A Saudi prince died in a helicopter crash near the Yemeni border Sunday, one day after the kingdom’s young crown prince ordered a shocking purge of princes.
The purge helped centralize political powers in the hands of Saudi ruler Mohammed bin Salman and undermine the pre-existing structure of consensus-based governance among Saudi elites. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] The arrests resulted in the final sidelining of the faction of King Abdullah , and Mohammed bin Salman's complete consolidation of control of all ...
As President Donald Trump presses ahead with his attempt to end the war in Ukraine, he is leaning on an old ally: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, whose success in ...
Al-Ha'ir Prison (Arabic: سجن الحاير), also known as al-Hayer al-Hayar or al-Haer, is a Saudi Arabian political, maximum-security, Mabahith-affiliated [1] prison located approximately 25 miles south of Riyadh. It is the largest prison complex in Saudi Arabia and houses both men and women. It includes isolation cells, and physical ...
US meets Russia in Saudi Arabia. A US delegation led by secretary of state Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian officials on Tuesday. Joining him are Middle East special envoy ...