crown prince mohammed bin salman, at least 11 princesses. delete of the national guard. an is driving this spectacular dragnet. for the last two years building files on alleged corruption, abuses of power, while consolidating his own power. i am taken to meet one suspect. he does not give me his name. he says he spent his time with his lawyer, focusing on his case, i told not to ask about. senior officials conduct thing this crackdown say it is not formal investigation yet. they call it friendly process but it is clearly fraught. we have been told that when people walked here around midnight, they were understandably angry. people thought it would not last but then when they realised they were here to stay, they were furious. almost everyone here, 95%, are willing to make the deal, to give back what is said to be substantial amounts of money in order to get out of here. and so far, seven people have walked free. i was told they prove their innocence. many saudis will come an end to the rampant corruption in the kingdom. there are risks too. the crown prince risks creating

he wanted prince mohammed bin salman to know that he is supporting him.ny other form of communication since he was detained? no. i texted him but there was no reply. let's talk about the stability of the leadership now. you say it is all about one man, it's all about crown prince mohammed bin salman. he's moved against some of the most powerful princes in the house of saud, including the former head of the national guard, prince mutaib, and others. do you believe his grip now is absolutely unchallengeable? yes, i think so. i do not think the royals can even gather and create a front against him for a number of reasons. number one, they are so fragmented. number two, they lack a leader. they don't have that leader, a moral leader, who can stand for values and for saudi arabia, who is totally independent and respected by all of them. and lastly, because he is using the stick of corruption, and if not all, most of them, somehow, they are involved in some form of corruption or abuse of power. so, he has the upper hand on those issues. so, i think he has won f

crown prince mohammed bin salman is the head of a newly—established anti—corruption committee, and heity correspondent frank gardner reports. saudi arabia has been shaken by two shocks within hours of each other. first, a missile fired by rebels in yemen. they reportedly reached the capital riyadh before they were shot down. this is a big step, they are using ballistic missiles, long—range missiles, likely from iran to put pressure on the saudi arabian government which has been bombarding yemen for years now. next in an unrelated move came the news that several prominent princes including serving ministers had been detained in a sweeping anti—corruption purge led by the crown prince mohammed bin salman. the heir to the throne has been moving fast to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a modern reform programme. this move will now give him nominal control of all the country's security forces but at the same time the removal from office of several well known figures is sure to upset some more conservative elements. saudi arabia is a deeply tribal society and not used to sud

prince. he is mohammed bin salman, and he has consolidated his hold on power. ammed bin salman is incredibly young the summer was a much salman is incredibly young the summer was a much responsibility. his defence minister as well. he has spent the last few years treated by his father, the king. he has had a meteoric rise to take on one portfolio after another. the fourth of november has been termed the night of the long months because under the orders of the crown prince, ministers, princes and former businessmen have been rounded up, their assets seized, put into luxury detention. this is unprecedented. these are big public figures and they have been publicly humiliated and accused of corruption and abuse of power. this has been seen as a power grab. and abuse of power. this has been seen as a power grab. he is consolidating. the saudi crown prince is one of the few people who can take on the power of the religious conservatives inside arabia and say it is time for women to be allowed to drive. saudi arabia is the last country in the world where women are not

saudi arabia resting dozens of people, consolidating prince mohammed bin salman's route to the throned bin talal, the world's 50th richest man. let's discuss the turn of events with lgt bank asia. i was stunned. >> it is a dramatic move. it is part of a generational shift in power that is taking place. importantors the most thing is that the oil price has in moving higher well before this. the oil price is a function of very strong economic demand around the world. you got another confirmation of that coming from nonfarm payrolls on friday with u.s. unemployment at a 40 year low. rishaad: we have seen that when , that above $62 a barrel is when the shale guys come in. this is when we get the ceiling. i know you are not an oil expert. cost ofarginal production is very high for certain players, in particular shale. as prices move up, they come back online. for wtitill looking around $55 for the next 6-12 months. a reasonably elevated oil price, not excessively, but a well supported market. turn to want to equities and throw up this chart that gives us the conundrum the markets are facin

the move has been seen as a consolidation of power by the heir to the throne, crown prince mohammed bin salmanchest men and many former ministers have been arrested, in what has been presented to the world as a purge of corruption. bank accounts will be frozen while assets and property will be handed over to the state. assets like london‘s savoy hotel, owned by prince alwaleed bin talal, known as the saudi warren buffett. this outspoken investor with a fortune close to $18 billion has major stakes in companies like apple and twitter. his arrest, along woth others, has sent shock waves through the ranks of the kingdom‘s elite, who have long been viewed as untouchable. king salman authorised the move by royal decree, many say, to shore up the power of his son, and heir, crown prince mohammed bin salman. prince mohammed is seen by many, especially younger saudis, as a charismatic visionary and a breath of fresh air. it‘s clear he intends to use his growing power and, by spearheading this purge, he has put the old elite on notice. he‘s touching that very raw nerve in the royal family, but also amo

the move has been seen as a consolidation of power by the heir to the throne, crown prince mohammed bin salmannder spared. senior press, one of the countries richest man and many foreign ministers have been arrested. to what has been presented as a purge on corruption. bank accounts will be frozen what assets and property will be handed over to the state. is it like the savoy hotel, owned by prince alwaleed bin talal, known as the saudi warren buffett. with the forge and close to $18 billion and sta kes forge and close to $18 billion and stakes in companies like apple and twitter. his arrest has sent shock waves through the kingdom. they have long been viewed as untouchables. the king authorise the move many say to sharat the power of his son, and air, crown prince mohammed bin salman. he is seen by many, especially the young is a breath of fresh air. by spearheading these purge he has put the old elite on notice. he's touching a raw nerve in the royal family and in his many cousins. that not only is the charge but he will have the following of the people in the pursuit of his agendas. that is

the crown prince, crown prince mohammed bin salman, is to evolve saudi arabia by 2030 to be a financialwhat happened tonight i think, will have lots of thinking from the crown prince. another big developing story in saudi arabia: a newly—established anti—corru ption committee is reported to have detained ten princes, several current ministers and dozens of former ministers. reports said the committee, headed by crown prince mohammed bin salman, was set up by his father, the king, earlier on saturday. the heads of the saudi national guard and navy appear to have been replaced, as part of what looks like a major purge. we'll bring you more on that when we get it. iran has rejected accusations by the lebanese prime minister that it's spreading violence across the region. saad hariri resigned from his post unexpectedly — saying he feared for his life. iranian officials say his resignation is a saudi plot to create tension in lebanon and the region. martin patience reports from beirut. it is an honour to be here with you, mr president. for the prime minister of a small nation, saad al—hariri

crown prince mohammed bin salman has said he'll back efforts to extend opec's production freeze. of measure that will be discussed at the cartels meeting at the end of this month. now among the dozens of people arrested in saudi arabia this weekend was prince al waleed bin talal he's a billionaire businessman is often described as the warren buffet of the middle east. his net worth was estimated at seventeen billion dollars by forbes magazine. his major investments at companies around the world you royer takes a closer look. nmls the international face of saudi business and a powerful investor adopt the warren bufuffet of arabia. besides a private yacht and a boeing seven four seven. prince ali bin thailand famomously ends hotels like london's savoy and the george sunk in paris. his investment firm kingdom holding basin divest pulled by the a. sizeable shares in citigroup twitter and the news corporation justin a murphy. the shock of his arrest doesn't stop but the company's shares plunging ten percent. it's worried investors worldwide. this is someone who they thought was a both

crown prince mohammed bin salman is the head of a newly—established anti—corruption committee — and heur security correspondent frank gardner reports. saudi arabia has been shaken by two shocks within hours of each other, first, a ballistic missile fired by houthi rebels in yemen reportedly reached the capital, riyadh, before they were shot down. this is a big step, they are using ballistic missiles, long—range missiles, likely from iran to put pressure on the saudi arabian government which has been bombarding yemen for years now. next in an unrelated move came the news that several prominent princes including serving ministers had been detained in a sweeping anti—corruption purge led by the crown prince mohammed bin salman. the heir to the throne has been moving fast to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a modern reform programme. this move will now give him nominal control of all the country's security forces but at the same time the removal from office of several well known figures is sure to upset some more conservative elements. saudi arabia is a deeply tribal societ

analysts say the move is aimed primarily at consolidating the power of the crown prince, mohammed bin salmanng those arrested. the prince has a majority stake in the kingdom holding company, which owns the savoy in london and the fairmont plaza. the uk prime minister is set to warn business leaders that it will not protect the economy from "market forces" when britain leaves the european union. speaking at a conference held by the confederation of british industry, theresa may will tell firms it has to make "strategic decisions" about how best to support different sectors of the economy. us president donald trump has urged saudi arabia to choose new york for the initial public offering of the state—owned oil giant aramco. mr trump told reporters aboard air force one that he had spoken to the saudi king and he would like aramco to consider us exchanges. the aramco ipo is expected to be the largest in history, raising around $100 billion in much—needed revenue for the kingdom. and now — what's trending in the business news this morning: the german bundesbank has commissioned a study focusing o

crown prince mohammed bin salman is the head of a newly—established anti—corruption committee — and hek gardner reports. saudi arabia has been shaken by two shocks within hours of each other. first, a missile fired by rebels in yemen. they reportedly reached the capital riyadh before they were shot down. this is a big step, they are using ballistic missiles, long—range missiles, likely from iran to put pressure on the saudi arabian government which has been bombarding yemen for years now. next in an unrelated move came the news that several prominent princes including serving ministers had been detained in a sweeping anti—corruption purge led by the crown prince mohammed bin salman. the heir to the throne has been moving fast to consolidate his growing power while spearheading a modern reform programme. this move will now give him nominal control of all the country's security forces but at the same time the removal from office of several well known figures is sure to upset some more conservative elements. saudi arabia is a deeply tribal society and not used to sudden change. it's curre

moves on two stills of crown prince a new anti—corruption body, headed by crown prince mohammed bin salmanthe bank accounts of those arrested would be frozen. a boy of 16 has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm by police investigating acid attacks on two people in london last week. two delivery drivers on mopeds were sprayed with a corrosive substance in separate attacks in walthamstow and tottenham. a 14—year—old boy who was arrested on friday has been released under investigation. the home secretary has said large social media companies must do much more to stop child sexual exploitation. new government figures show a rise in the number of indecent images of children being reported to the police. amber rudd says that companies have a "moral duty" to go "further and faster" in tackling abuse. technology firms say they're doing their utmost to keep young users safe. us president donald trump has begun a marathon tour of asia with a thinly veiled warning to north korea that "no dictator" should underestimate american resolve. mr trump made the comments as he arrived i

again the top stories here on al-jazeera this hour saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman is accusing iran of what could be an act of war for supplying the rebels in yemen with a missile that was fired at riyadh saudi air defense forces intercepted the ballistic missile on saturday and saudi arabia says that lebanon will be dealt with as a government that's declared war against the country lebanon's prime minister saad al-hadi blamed iran and his ball of destabilizing the region already resigned while in riyadh on saturday he's now in the united arab emirates for talks with donald trump says the u.s. and its allies are prepared to use military action against north korea but he's open to negotiations to end pyongyang's nuclear weapons program trump has been discussing the issue with south korea's leader in seoul. the united nations has called for an end to what it calls a catastrophic aid blockade on yemen fuel prices increased by over sixty percent and cooking gas prices doubled after saudi arabia cut all aid access to the country the u.n. says it's looking at whether the clo

he met the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who is pursuing a tough line against iran.hat tehran is too influential. some people are seeking dividends in lebanon on for the role that they played in syria. those people are iran and hezbollah? yes. they‘ve openly expressed that. that we fought isis in syria, we drew isis away from lebanese borders and therefore we need to be recognised. during the civil war here in the 1980s, the city was divided by warring parties. and this building was on the front line. but today, lebanon is divided by the regional structural. but today, lebanon is divided by the regional struggle. and the country‘s seen as a pawn by the bigger players. everyone‘s reassuring us that everything will be ok but that doesn‘t mean that it is. but we‘ve been through worse, so we are trying, just hanging on there. it's a play of power and we're in the middle but it's always like this for lebanon. for 30, 40 years. but the fear is the dynamic is far more dangerous than in the past. in the last few decades we‘ve never been so close to the precipice. in many way

sodhi leader chrome prince mohammed bin salman on the left of this poster with his father king salmon once it known he means business class with the detention of people on charges of corruption who are in positions of high authority and possess lots of money and who trades throughout most of the world's continent also proves that the economic side is considered important to our leadership. could be and walk away look at the. prints our lead been told is among those arrested one of the world's richest men. from riyadh's tallest skyscraper he controls luxury hotel chains broadcasters and a real estate empire and over twelve hundred bank accounts were reportedly frozen with more to come. traders at the riyadh stock exchange were initially nervous following the moves investors what he does there was a rush to control such vast assets that there would be a negative impact on the economy or even the oil price but the mood soon lightened . a little while. i were flushed impression is that there was a white welcome from investors and that there are important signs from these decisions that no

crown prince mohammed bin salman is open to a more open kingdom. >> we only want to go back to what we wear, the moderate islam that is open to the world, all religions. cheryl: attack to brad blakeman in just a little bit about the latest in saudi arabia. >> the house ways and means committee starts the markup of the gop tax reform bill today. mike pence telly narron maria bartiromo sending money features that he knows that bill will retain president trump's framework. >> there will be changes between the two in changes in the course of the legislative process. we think the house bill is a great start. we look forward to the senate bringing forward its tax-cut bill, but the key here is whatever is accomplished reflects the president commended for working families. lauren: nancy pelosi calling out republicans for not working at democrats on the legislation. >> what we have said if you are going to do a whole revision of the tax code to be done in a bipartisan way that the only way it will be fair, simplified and sustainable. cheryl: republicans are hoping about the tax reform -- republ

prince. he is mohammed bin salman, and he has consolidated his hold on power. ne with so much responsibility. he's also a defence minister and in charge of the economy. he has got that because he spent the last few years being effectively tutored by his father, the king. he has had emerged from the shadows with a meteoric rise to take over one portfolio after another. saturday, the fourth of november has been termed already the ‘night of the long knives', because, under the orders of the crown prince, a large number of senior saudi princes, ministers, former ministers and business figures have all been rounded up, their assets seized, they've been put into luxury detention. this is unprecedented in saudi arabia. these are big public figures and they have been publicly humiliated and accused — so officials say — of corruption and abuse of power. this has also been seen as a power grab by the crown prince. he is now consolidating all the reigns of power into his hand. the saudi crown prince is one of the very few people who could take on the power of the religious

prince. mohammed bin salman is just 32 years old and he's now considered the country's de facto ruler.e's carried out a purge of the ruling elite. several hundred saudi princes, government administrators, and business people have been arrerested, allegedly as part of an anticorruption drive. the crown prince is working to consolidate his power and carry out radical reforms. but he has not had much success in curbing the influence of iran. saudi arabia continues to be bogged down in yemen's civil war and now lebanon is flaring up again. the prince does have the support of the u.s. washington sees the saudi's s as key strategic allies in thehe region. what rolole will the crown prine play in saudi arabia's future? peter c.: mohammed bin salman, known to his friends and closer allies as mbs, what can you tell us about him as a person? peter b.: the first thing that is striking is he's very young, 32 years old. he always worked with his father, the current king. the current king was the governor of riyadh before the was his personal secretary, the boss of the administration, so he traveled

crown prince mohammed bin salman, who's in charge of the new anti—corruption committee, appears to haveined powerful rivals. it seems the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. staying in saudi arabia, state media there says the military has shot down a missile over the capital, riyadh. officials believe the weapon was fired from yemen, where houthi rebels backed by iran are fighting the saudi—backed government. mohamed taha from bbc arabic says it's clear the houthis intended to cause major damage. —— and in a further development in the region, iran has rejected accusations by the lebanese prime minister that it's spreading violence across the middle east. saad hariri resigned from his post unexpectedly, saying he feared for his life. iranian officials say his resignation is a saudi plot to create tension. martin patience reports from beirut. it is an honour to be here with you, mr president. for the prime minister of a small nation, saad al—hariri has had some very powerful friends. that is because lebanon matters in the middle east. it is a country outsiders f

>> trevor: the biggest story is hare to the thrown prince mohamed bin salman. as more princes than a men yaps halloween party. it's so hard to keep track of these people. that's what makes this story peculiar. saudi arabia is ruled by one big family. we don't know if we need to send in u.n. or andy cohn. the kingdom is calling it a crack drown on corrupt princes but i don't know if you buy it. they're saudi princes. what do you mean corruption? they already have all the money. that airplane is the prince's normal ride. how do you bribe that guy? as it turns out, there might be going on here than just corruption. >> what's being presented as a crackdown on corruption, in my opinion, that's a total smoke screen for what this is, is an abrupt consolidation of power by the crown prince and the elimination of rivals. >> trevor: wait a minute, consolidating power and getting rid of his political rivals. i wonder how president trump feels about this whole thing? >> president trump is responding to the rapidly moving developments in saudi arabia. in two tweets yesterday

a great deal of pressure and expectation on him from the saudis in particular new crown prince mohammed bin salman to redress and renegotiates the power balance in the region both in lebanon and outside lebanon and it's just emerged in the last twenty four hours about crude critical to this deal with the horse the crux of this entire to buckler is. the saudis believe that there's been a shift of hezbollah forces from lebanon to yemen in the last few months on the rocket attacks on the saudi capital riyadh which we've seen in the last couple of weeks have been responsible have been have been linked to hezbollah forces being in yemen so we now have something on the table we can then go see it and wrangle with and there's a certain amount of pressure on her riri now to get back to lebanon to negotiate a deal with hezbollah where by possibly those forces could be removed from yemen as a token gesture now you come if he comes back to lebanon and most people suspect he will next few days he would have a lot more leverage on his side to negotiate a deal with hezbollah meanwhile the french president emman

crown prince mohammed bin salman, who's in charge of the new anti—corruption committee, appears to have the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. we'll bring you more on that as we get it. we stay in saudi arabia, because state media there says the military has shot down a missile over the capital,

which is the regional shere muslim leader the coalition is led by this man saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman now he's already been making headlines described as a revolutionary politician and the new hope for saudi arabia he's even leading the race to top time magazine's person of the year reader's poll next more against the profiles the man behind saudi arabia's rapidly shifting sand. he is the herald of the saudi arab spring that the people who could take home the sieve notas autocratic ten years later things lifted a ban on their leaders it's always how young leader who is driving form again moderate maybe by saudi standards king solomon with his young crown prince a thirty two year old leader pushing against his anti-corruption drive it did raise some eyebrows because on the same weekend they introduced the anti-corruption committee he came down like a hammer against some prominent business people three weeks ago he arrested eleven princes four former ministers and dozens and dozens of other well to do over corruption regardless they have now agreed or maybe agreed to give up one hundred

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headed by the crown prince mohammed bin salman the 32 year old son and top advisor of king salman. both father and son greeted president trump during his first foreign policy trip last may. while this crackdown has been applauded by some as cleaning up house, others say it's the young prince's bold move to consolidate power. the fate of the detained royals and their assets are unclear. reportedly taken to the ritz carlton hotel in riyadh where they are under house arrestment jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, london. >> quijano: coming up next, new allegations of sexual misconduct against actor kevin spacey from the son of a celebrity. later we're on the trail of an elusive star in the hollywood hills. a new mountain lion has moved in. >> quijano: actor kevin spisy is facing new allegations of sexual misconduct. the latest accusations come from the son of a celebrity, jamie yuccas is following this. >> reporter: the new allegations are from the son of actor richard dreyfus who was in the room nine years ago when kevin spacey allegedly groped his son harry. gahay rrve an buzzfeed saturda

a new anti—corruption body, headed by crown prince mohammed bin salman, detained 11 princes, four sittinge kingdom's information ministry said the bank accounts of those arrested would be frozen. said the bank accounts of those president trump has begun a tour of asia with a thinly—veiled warning to north korea that "no dictator" should underestimate american resolve. should underestimate mr trump made the comments as he arrived injapan — where he addressed us and japanese troops, vowing to defend freedom. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes was there. under bright, sunny skies, air force one touched down at the yokota air base, just outside tokyo. with a military band playing hail to the chief and a stage flanked by fighter jets, president trump was given a rock—star welcome by 2,000 us troops stationed here injapan. and then, he got to don a military jacket. president trump could have landed at tokyo airport and been met by prime minister shinzo abe. at tokyo airport and been met it is significant that instead, for his first stop on his asian tour, he has chosen to land here, at a

prince mohammed. king salman has delegated responsibility to his son. not officially, but in reality. your point about the end of consensual decision—making within the royal family raises an important question. and surely, mohammed binn and his father are delivering a simple message, there are many, many corrupt people in the royal family. they have put 11 princes under detainment. they have been responsible of milking the kingdom of billions and billions of dollars. very much correct. corruption in saudi arabia is endemic. it has depleted saudi resources. it has corrupted even the mindset of the business environment. and it had to end. and we have been saying that, us end. and we have been saying that, us writers. so, he has to do that. but is he doing it the right way? i can add to the list 10 others, royals and non—royals, who are corrupt. every single person arrested, there has to be 10 others who should be with them. and then the council is corrupted itself. what is corruption? it is still being practised until the date saudi radio. so, there is a need to be transparency. —— until today in saudi arabia. there is need for a media and open dialogue about it, of which there is none. you have to start somewhere. cl

direct military aggression intensifying the conflict between the regional rivals crown prince mohammed bin salmanmade this statement after claiming that iran had supplied rebels in yemen with a message all that was fired towards iran.

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when he meets saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. evidence saud hariri he resigned as prime minister a few days ago is still in reacts despite. increasing calls for him to return. evidence iranian backed. it's by law has accused react of. paying him very saudi arabia kuwait and bahrain meanwhile having cold on that. dozens to leave an. immediately block correspondent now bbc. has more now on the situation in beirut. this is part of lebanon's push. over the last few days to reach out to jordan france and other countries. to help it a secure the release of haiti now of course a today this real has become much more complicated. because. even even having his own party the few. and now believes that he is held under. yes so the days before about was the theory that was floated by the hezbollah led block in the country really arch rivals of haiti but today. we've seen even had his political allies and even numbers of his own party. essentially implying that he is held under duress and have reached out to everyone they can i in fact. secure

crown prince mohammed bin salman said the european experience shows that appeasing tehran will not workother of fuelling instability across the region. north korea appears to be fortifying its border in the demilitarised zone with the south. it's after a soldier defected by running across the zone. a us diplomat to south korea has tweeted a picture, showing workers digging a trench. the defector was shot multiple times by border guards from the north at this spot last week. he is still in hospital. moroccans gathering in mosques across the country are praying for rain. earlier this week king mohammed vi called for the prayers. there has been a severe shortage of rain in the past few months, which has hit agriculture and rural employment — both central to the country's economy. an escaped circus tiger has been shot dead on the streets of paris. members of the public phoned the emergency services around six o'clock in the evening to say they had seen the animal loose near the river seine in the west of the city. the tiger‘s owners shot it near the gariliano bridge. stay with us on bbc wor

a great deal of pressure and expectation on him from the saudis in particular new crown prince mohammed bin salman to redress and renegotiate the power balance in the region both in lebanon and outside lebanon critical to this deal with the haass the crux of this entire to buckler is how you come if he comes back to lebanon and most people suspect he will next few days he would have a lot more leverage on his side to negotiate a deal hezbollah. well meanwhile the french president of the new macron has invited her deity and his family to france and according to the president's office they are expected to arrive in the coming days. i spoke with crown prince mohammed bill sammon and prime minister saad hariri and we agreed that i would invite the prime minister in his family to france for a few days is also a gesture of friendship in the willingness of fronts to contribute restoring calm and stability in lebanon. now a report from a u.k. based think tank claims that the european union is effectively criminalising those helping refugees to cross international borders it says laws in europe to fail to