{"id":2674,"date":"2017-11-07T00:50:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T00:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=2674"},"modified":"2017-11-07T00:50:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T00:50:33","slug":"saudi-arabias-very-public-very-risky-palace-intrigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/11\/07\/saudi-arabias-very-public-very-risky-palace-intrigue\/","title":{"rendered":"SAUDI ARABIA\u2019S VERY PUBLIC VERY RISKY PALACE INTRIGUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2675\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2017\/11\/MOHAMMED-BIN-SALMAN.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sourced : Defence One<\/p>\n<p>By Krishnadev Calamur<\/p>\n<p>The arrest of 11 senior figures, including one of the world\u2019s richest men, is a sign of the crown prince\u2019s consolidation of power.<\/p>\n<p>Details are still emerging about why, exactly, 11 of Saudi Arabia\u2019s richest and most influential businessmen and politicians are being held at the Ritz Carlton and other five-star hotels across Riyadh.<\/p>\n<p>But one thing is clear: Prince Mohammed bin Salman\u2019s purge Saturday of high-ranking leaders in the kingdom is yet another sign of the crown prince\u2019s consolidation of power since he ascended to the position this summer.*<\/p>\n<p>Among those detained by the crown prince\u2019s anti-corruption committee over the weekend were Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the billionaire investor, and at least 10 other prominent figures.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, King Salman replaced the minister of the Saudi national guard, who controlled the branches of the military that weren\u2019t yet under the crown prince\u2019s control. Saturday\u2019s move was announced on Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned Arabic-language broadcaster, as part of an anti-corruption investigation.<\/p>\n<p>But the move comes just months after Crown Prince Mohammed is believed to have orchestrated the ouster of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as interior minister. Mohammed bin Nayef had served as crown prince until Prince Mohammed\u2019s elevation in June.<\/p>\n<p>Image Sourced : News.com.au<\/p>\n<p>Read more at : http:\/\/www.defenseone.com\/threats\/2017\/11\/saudi-arabias-very-public-very-risky-palace-intrigue\/142303\/?oref=d-river<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sourced : Defence One By Krishnadev Calamur The arrest of 11 senior figures, including one of the world\u2019s richest men, is a sign of the crown prince\u2019s consolidation of power. Details are still emerging about why, exactly, 11 of Saudi Arabia\u2019s richest and most influential businessmen and politicians are being held at the Ritz Carlton&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/11\/07\/saudi-arabias-very-public-very-risky-palace-intrigue\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SAUDI ARABIA\u2019S VERY PUBLIC VERY RISKY PALACE INTRIGUE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1680,1682,1681,171],"class_list":["post-2674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security-and-strategy","tag-king-salman","tag-mohammed-bin-nayef","tag-prince-mohammed","tag-saudi-arabia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2676,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2674\/revisions\/2676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}