Left: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, behind arrests of prominent princes and businessmen, including (right) celebrity billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Shortly before the arrests, King Salman had ousted Prince Miteb bin Abdullah from his post as head of the National Guard. An earlier crackdown on perceived critics of the crown prince included clerics, writers, lesser-known princes and Saudi figures popular on social media. The crown prince, as defence minister, oversees the stalemated war against Yemen's Iranian-allied rebels. This laid the groundwork for the king's son to claim the mantle of crown prince.

Source: Bangkok Post November 05, 2017 18:22 UTC