Additionally, several of those arrested were ministers under King Salman, raising questions about where responsibility begins and ends. Earlier this year, the crown prince engineered the ouster of another more experienced prince from the line of succession. Saudi Arabia ordered all of its citizens to “immediately” depart Lebanon amid heightened tensions with Hezbollah and the militant group’s patron, Iran. He said Hezbollah’s participation in the government was an “act of war” against Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia blamed the strike on Iran, which supports the Houthis but has denied arming them.

Source: The Hindu November 10, 2017 03:00 UTC