Saudi prince: Coup against King Salman ‘imminent’ Middle East Monitor Saudi dissident Prince Khalid Bin Farhan Al Saud says he expects a coup to be orchestrated against King Salman and his heir, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. “The coming period will witness a coup against the king and the […]
‘Wound that was Healed’: New Saudi opposition bloc calls for the accession of Prince Ahmed to throne Middle East Monitor A Saudi opposition group called “Allied for Good Governance” called on Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud to take power in Saudi Arabia for a transitional period of […]
MBS’ reforms are causing Saudi ‘pain’ June 10, 2019 Middle East Monitor Saudi businesses are feeling the “pain” of Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman’s reform plan, a report by the Financial Times has found. In a lengthy piece based on interviews with business executives and analysts, the London based daily said […]
Saudi Arabia’s gathering storm over its erratic crown prince Middle East Monitor It’s hard not to be moved on a personal level by Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder. The circumstances — the fact that his fiancée was waiting outside for him, expecting him to return with the paperwork needed to […]
Guardian: MBS orchestrated moves against father King Salman March 6, 2019 Middle East Monitor King Salman Bin Abdulaziz is facing a serious challenge to his reign by none other than his own son Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to the British newspaper, the Guardian. The UK daily reported potential […]
Saudi Crown Prince claims ‘terrorist cell’ attempted to assassinate him Middle East Monitor Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman claimed that a ‘terrorist cell’ which had planned to assassinate him was arrested in the north of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt earlier this year. The Jerusalem Post reported that […]
Bin Farhan: ‘Bin Salman will be removed unexpectedly by palace coup’ Middle East Monitor Saudi dissident prince Khalid bin Farhan Al-Saud stated that the newly formed opposition bloc, announced two weeks ago, is an expression of renunciation regarding an imposed political reality in Saudi Arabia, namely the Crown […]
Exiled Saudi prince calls on King Salman to hand over to more popular family member Middle East Monitor An exiled Saudi Arabian prince has called upon King Salman to step down in favour of a more popular member of the royal family than Mohammad Bin Salman, the current […]
A ‘Wound that was Healed’: Ex-Saudi prosecutor announces opposition to regime Middle East Monitor Saudi lawyer, former prosecutor and legal adviser, Mohammed Al-Meshal Al-Qahtani, yesterday announced his opposition to “the Saudi regime and its policies”. In a video on YouTube, Al-Qahtani explained that his opposition was a result […]
A ‘Wound that was Healed’: Arrests of tribal elder fuel conflict between Bin Salman and National Guard. According to intelligence sources, King Salman has recently been forced to intervene in the power struggle between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and the tribes that form the National Guard. The National Guard consists of […]
