Friday, October 19, 2018

As Khashoggi crisis grows, Saudi king asserts authority, checks son's power

This article brings a new significant development to the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. reportedly, the pressure on Saudi Arabia has lead King Salman to assert his author over his son, the crowned prince who has been the primary leader of the country. the King has sent his personal advisor Prince Khaled to Istanbul to defuse the situation. This indicates that there is friction within the royal court over the crowned Prince's lackluster job to deal with the political fallout. This could lead to a larger shift of power away from the crowned prince due to his ineffectiveness to respond to the situation.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-politics-king-insight/as-khashoggi-crisis-grows-saudi-king-asserts-authority-checks-sons-power-sources-idUSKCN1MT1LF

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