Saudi Royal Orders: MBS is crown prince

A series of Royal Orders issued on the morning of June 21 appointed King Salman’s influential son Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (MBS) Crown Prince. He hitherto held the position of Deputy Crown Prince – a recent innovation which is now likely to fall into abeyance. The details of the royal orders […]

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MBS takes on Qatar. But can he win?

Since May 24, Qatar has been locked in a dangerous and unprecedented showdown with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. This is a fight that was picked by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister, Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (MBS) – egged on, it would seem, by Abu Dhabi’s Crown […]

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