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Saudi Arabia's weekend purge

Crown Prince bin Salman Crown Prince bin Salman is in line to be the next King of Saudi Arabia, and he's tightened his grip on power with a weekend purge of 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former officials. The Royals are being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, but all of the officials are being charged with "corruption."…

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By Warren Olney • Nov 6, 2017 • 1 min read

Crown Prince bin Salman

Crown Prince bin Salman is in line to be the next King of Saudi Arabia, and he's tightened his grip on power with a weekend purge of 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former officials. The Royals are being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh, but all of the officials are being charged with "corruption." Professor Toby Jones at Rutgers University is author of Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Sáša Woodruff

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Toby Jones

    Rutgers University

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