The young heir to Saudi Arabia’s throne makes a power play
by Jared Malsin/Istanbul
Nov 20, 2017
3 minutes
ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO, THE ONLY THING THAT MADE Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stand out from his extended family was the $550 million yacht he bought from a Russian vodka tycoon. Today the 32-year-old is the heir to the throne and author of an ongoing shake-up in the kingdom that has rattled the entire region.
Over the course of a single November weekend, the man who was named crown prince only in June ordered dozens of elite Saudis arrested or detained on corruption
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