it seems the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. g 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 fight to control. and today, an extraordinary sign of that — the prime minister resigned, saying he feare

it seems the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. et it. we stay in saudi arabia, because state media there says the military has shot down a missile over the capital,

few more details coming into us now from the reuters news agency that saudi arabia has appointed new ministers for the national guard and also for economy and planning this according to state t.v. says the saudi state t.v. reporting this they're citing a royal the crazy so this looks as though there is a shift that goes beyond the national guard it looks more wide ranging than that and perhaps fits in with all the news we've had over this mega-city that that building as you say this is a a crown prince that is king to consolidate his control to what extent is it consistent with a very specific passon of behavior that we've seen on the part of the saudi crown prince well do you do any he really is a young man who is going places and is clearly in a hurry is attracting a lot a lot of attention and the object is that are coming to be associated with him words like in petra some people say reckless clearly a very significant being made to promote him to burnish his image i mean the extraordinary performance you put in that the recent international investment conference in riyadh detracted less of attention across across

it seems the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. ing 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. it couldn't be denied because, as you said, whether the missile or part of it hit the airport or a building in the airport, whether it has been intercepted or not, but you know, at the end of the day, there is a fire, there is explosion in parts of the airport. i'm sure what happened tonight will have a very interesting effect on what happens in the war in that era. mohamad taha of bbc arabic. 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 i

it seems the heads of the saudi national guard and navy have been replaced. s the military has shot down a missile over the capital, riyadh. officials believe the weapon was fired from yemen,

the national guard of saudi arabia has traditionally been the center of tribal power. denniswn king, he maintain the national guard as an alternative to the army. towas the way he reached out traditional tribal leaders, power centers, in the kingdom. , who had a network of personal and tribal loyalties, how do you make sure that decision stays loyal to you, the crown prince. ? that is the kind of thing there is not a good answer today. there is an internal security service, a foreign intelligence service known as the gip, who will control those services? are those professionals going to feel comfortable in this new environment? we don't know yet. careful aso be very he tries to establish greater control that he does not create new problems. charlie: where is the crown prince he overthrew in all this, because he is under house arrest? david: the former crown prince has essentially disappeared. he was replaced suddenly last summer by mbs. charlie: which was the first move, in fact. david: it was the first move in consolidation, the power play. he wanted to be sure that he

the heads of the saudi national guard and navy appear to have been replaced, as part of what looks likege. 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 has had some very powerful friends. that is because lebanon matters in the middle east. it is a country outsiders fight to control. and today, an extraordinary sign of that. the prime minister resigned, saying he feared assassination. speaking from saudi arabia, which backs him, saad al—hariri fired this warning to iran. translation: i want to say to iran and its followers, that they are losing in their interference in the affairs of the arab world. our nation will rise up, as it has done in the past and cut off

the national guard in saudi arabia has traditionally been the center of tribal power. anabdullah when crowned prince maintained the national guard as alternative to the army how he reached out to traditional power centers in the kingdom. when you pull his son, who do you put in his place? how do you make sure that that institution stays loyal to you, mohammad bin salman, the crown prince? there is no good answer. same with the security service. there is an internal security service and foreign security service. who's going to control those services? will the professionals feel comfortable in the new environment? we don't know. the m.b.s. needs to be careful as he tries to establish greater control he doesn't create new problems. >> rose: where is the crown prince he overthrew in all of this because he's under house arrest? >> the former prince has essentially disappeared, was replaced suddenly last summer by m.b.s. >> rose: first move. first move in the consolidation, the power play. he wanted to be sure he would be able to succeed his father, king isman who is 81. he h

reduce saudi reliance on oil and prince mittal been a dollar was detained he was the head of saudi's national guard with tabs arrest gives prince mohammed more direct control over the country's gods he ready controls the defense and interior ministries prince mohammed has surprised many by pushing back against saudi arabia's religious elite in two thousand and sixteen and took steps to rein in the country's religious police they have been back on the streets since june but are reportedly less vigorous about their chastising n.b.s. also allowed agenda make celebration of saudi national day in september despite a backlash from religious clerics and two weeks ago said saudi arabia must return to a quote moderate balanced islam that is open to the world and to all religions let's bring in our guests joining us in beirut joseph kitchen a middle east analyst and senior fellow at the king faisal center for research and islamic studies in london and there's craig assistant professor at the defense studies department at king's college london and also in beirut nicholas know editor in chief of mideast wired

out probably not the question is going forward, does he have control over the situation, is saudi national guard to be completely loyal, are there princes who could be sources of dissent. we'll need to watch over the coming weeks and months to see how much control he's exerting over the country he's been able to bend the bureaucracy to his will. but this is a real new element of instability >> is betting against him betting on a further rise in the price of oil >> betting against him means making the markets nervous the ballistic missile strike that almost hit riyadh, it's been called an act of war. >> where does brent go >> i would watch for do we have more instability for wti we're looking at 59 to 62, kind of a tough range to break out of i think we would really need to see further deterioration in the security environment another thing to watch, though, everyone has stopped talking about venezuela, but venezuela signaled last week they'll need to restructure that debt, that's going to be very difficult given the u.s. sanctions we could be looking at a looming default of venezuela in coming w

who was also sacked as the head of the saudi national guard he was once seen as potential heir to the throne and definitely still in crown prince muhammad bin some on now he's often been described as the power behind the throne he's the heir apparent to the ailing saudi king. well for more of what's going on in saudi arabia let's turn to another. for some analysis he's a correspondent with the arabic t.v. service good to have you here with us not a story tell us about these men who've been detained what are they accused of and why have they been arrested now the most prominent of them you mentioned him he's one of saudi arabia's and the world's richest people. although the accusations are related to corruption accusations and the. people of those princes were put in a hotel they were not put in jail because you know there's a joke about there's no jail for royals and so to arabia and it's basically corruption because couple of hours before that and how mackinson on the crown prince was put as ahead of him to corruption. committee and just just after that he started arresting and detai

influence in the kingdom prince me to have been was also arrested he was the minister of the saudi national guard and has rubbed shoulders with many important leaders such as french president francois hollande here the former president many are also talking about how far has fallen he was once considered a contender for the saudi throne also arrested from within the saudi defense establishment of the all souls on the commander of the navy many believe that saturday's arrests will further consolidate mohammed bin solomons hold on the military moving to other significant arrests there is he as the economy the economy minister he was behind large social reforms over the past two years that were designed to reduce the country's reliance on oil and finally i'll lead all ibrahim a prominent businessman who runs the arabic satellite group n b c that acronym stands for the middle east broadcasting center it runs t.v. channels with movies and children's programming and also owns several radio stations as well of course for all of the critics out there there are many people saying that this was a good move

the most important political figure prince abdullah, heading the national guard in saudi arabia. terest of the ruling family. whoever controls that is really in charge of the internal power base. he has basically brought that under his control. he has the whole lot of the army, the ministry of interior and the national guard. no one left with a power base to challenging. younger saudis are welcoming this. fed up with seeing their country's wealth squandered. enormous disparity is well. there are a number of poor saudis. the young guard see him as the future. the old guard see him as the future. the old guard are not happy. guard see him as the future. the old guard are not happylj guard see him as the future. the old guard are not happy. i bet they are not, even if they are put up at the ritz—carlton. i live in saudi arabia in the 1970s. there were still stories of brothers deposing brothers, multiple coups. i guess we thought those days were over. when one member of the royalfamily thought those days were over. when one member of the royal family tried to grab power in this way.

five hundred kilometers over the border and there's also been a major shake up of saudi arabia's cabinet national guard minister prince met had been up the line has been released from office he was the last senior warning government not closely connected with man or his son. u.s. president donald trump is meeting with japan's prime minister shinzo abyei kickstarting his asian trip trump will also visit south korea china vietnam and the philippines it is the longest trip to the region by u.s. president in twenty five years he'll try and build support for his tough stance on north korea. a ten year old girl living with cerebral palsy could be facing deportation from the united states mexican born rosa marianne and as spend nine days separated in a juvenile immigration detention center before she was returned to her parents she's lived in the u.s. for all but three months of her life but as heidi as you castro reports now from laredo texas her future in the u.s. is far from certain. when ross ahmadiyya hernandez was born in mexico and diagnosed with cerebral palsy a doctor told her parents she would live

and there's been a major shake up of saudi arabia's cabinet national guard minister prince met had been has been released from office he was the last senior royal in government not closely connected with king sandman or his son. lebanon's prime minister has quit his post assad had eighty made the sudden announcement in a televised address from the saudi capital riyadh and said he was stepping down for fear of assassination. also lashed out at iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah accusing them of destabilizing the region. u.s. president donald trump has landed in japan kick starting his twelve day tour of asia he's expected to meet prime minister shinzo abyei to talk trade and north korea trump will also visit south korea china vietnam and the philippines it's the longest trip to the region by u.s. president in twenty five years try and build support for his tough stance on north korea was called is live in tokyo for so scott as soon as he landed there e he went straight to giving this speech to the u.s. troops stationed there what did he tell them yes thousand there almost directly from

has also been a major shake up of saudi arabia's cabinet national guard minister prince method in our allies among those five he was the last senior roiling government not closely connected with king sound man or his son and heir to the throne mohammed and seven . u.s. president donald trump is meeting with japan's prime minister shinzo abyei kickstarting his asia trip trouble also visit south korea china vietnam in the philippines trying to build support for his stuff tough stance on north korea or staying in japan korean schools there are facing hostility as north korea continues its missile tests and threats to destroy the country if there's a nuclear war. for us. there are sixty korean schools in japan attended by thousands of students seventeen year old huang song we is one of them each time there are headlines about north korea's latest missile test the school receives anonymous bomb threats huang says there is confusion about news coming from and about pyongyang. that there are i get mixed feelings honestly speaking i cannot deny all the news reports we see on t.v. because we d

university so what's your assessment of what's happened overnight in saudi arabia especially the removal of the head of the national guard. well i think this is been an ongoing process we have seen a number of key people in. saudi government have been removed sidelined. for example in in washington d.c. were brother off some of the sediment was being appointed there number of other people. that had been replaced this is basically part of a plan to empower mohamed bin settlement and to clear the way for him to be the new king and moving away any challenges or challenges that could be there on the way as far as you're concerned it's entirely expected it was going to happen sooner or later i mean is there anyone in saudi arabia now that can challenge. i don't think there is there is one i think he really believes that this is his time he's got a lot of challenges he's a young man. is experienced is still limited because of his age etc did the same time he has made sure that they're not as there is no one around him that can compete with him and with his. age of his father and the conditions of his father i think there are n

figures among them but this also comes it's been accompanied by a major shake up of saudi arabia's cabinet the national guard minister prince abdullah has been released from office as well as the last seen in a royal and government not closely connected with king solomon or his son. now moving to the day's other top stories that lebanon's prime minister saad hariri has resigned accusing iran of selling strife in the arab world and saying he fears is life is in danger hariri compared the current political climate to that prior to the assassination of his father the late prime minister rafik hariri iran's foreign ministry has responded by saying harry reid's resignation will create tensions in the region and is based on unfounded accusations from israel saudi arabia and the u.s. . i hereby announce my resignation as prime minister from the lebanese government knowing that the will of the lebanese are stronger and they're there to malaysian is that fatah and will overcome attempts to impose a new over them from powers either inside or outside of our country the people of lebanon. an american woman accused of in

with to be the new director of their saudi arabian national guard a car bomb has killed at least one hundred civilians including children who were trying to escape the syrian city of duress or at least one hundred forty others were wounded in the attack i saw has claimed responsibility government forces and else on friday the group has been pushed out of the city which was their last major urban stronghold as our budget has morphed garcia into the turkey syria border. according to the media center of the syrian democratic forces at least one hundred people have been killed in the province of their resort this is the place that has been recently taken by a syrian democratic forces from ice and syrian american democratic forces are making progress there woman closer towards the the border between syria and iraq and they say as they have taken these areas in one such area in that there are problems between oil fields i see suicide bombers attacked a number of civilians and this was a gathering of people who have now recently fled these areas which are now contested and are now trying to

sudden they replace the head of the national guard with one of their own appointees. >> in some ways he was the most powerful man removed. the national guard in saudiarabia is the most effective military branch, best trained t has always, had the primary role of protecting the royal family. and by taking over, by ousting him and putting in his own man the crown prince has basically taken over all the branches now of theecurity forces, so it will be very hard for anyone to challenge-- challenge him. and this was in some ways the most shocking. it's eliminated a man who was-- abdullah who was widely seens as the potential future king himself robin wright, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. taika waititi is here, his 2016 film hunt for the willedder people became guess this the highest grossing film in new zealand history despite a budget of did $2.56789 the his new film thor ragnaroÖk is the third in the series and 17 in the marvel cinematic university. in the new film nors god 250e78s up with the hulk to save his planet from the evil sister. rolling stone writes thor ragnaroÖk may be the most fun yu will ever have

there's been a major cabinet shakeup in saudi arabia the same night as several princes were detained in a new anti corruption crackdown the head of the national guard the economy minister and the head of the navy have been replaced the billionaire investor prince our lead been to allow is among those arrested and other developments in saudi arabia the military has shot down a long range ballistic missile of a riyadh it was fired from yemen towards the saudi capital's airport rebels in yemen say that they're behind the attack that iran has accused saudi arabia the u.s. and israel of trying to fuel tension after the sudden resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad hariri he resigned in the saudi capital on saturday and accused iran of saying strife in the arab world. thirty nine years ago today the u.s. embassy in iran was overrun by student demonstrators who supported an islamic revolution the anniversary has become a day of iranian nationalism this year a bit strained tensions between tehran and washington a surface to air missile was displayed at the at was displayed at the celebration same that's ravi reports from tehran. every year the irania

and there's also been a major shake up of the saudi cabinet amongst the casualties the national guard minister prince meant they have been a lot has been fired he was the last seen the royal in government not closely connected with the current king's the man or his son and heir crown prince mohammed bin salma. in a shocking move in lebanon the prime minister has resigned the really made the announcement in a televised address from the saudi capital riyadh he said he was stepping down for fear of assassination really was or has lashed out at iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah are accusing both of destabilizing the country. donald trump has kicked off his twelve day tour of asia in japan the longest trip to the region by u.s. president and every twenty five years the hill move on to south korea and china before traveling south to vietnam and the philippines. in tokyo looks at what's in store for trouble in japan. japan the first stop on president donald trump's twelve day trip to asia his longest abroad since taking office here and throughout his trip a great deal of focus will be on

investment if it's simply a foreign investment and replacing the prince as the head of the saudi national guard, if this is simply a power grab, then i think it's unsettling. it shows disrespect for the rule of law and makes it harder to a tract foreign investment. >> so you mentioned it the saudi aramco ipo, that is pivotal to the transformation of the country. >> that's the lynchpin. >> and when do we know when are we going to know one way or the other whether this is going to have a meaningful impact, both positively or negatively >> i don't think we even have an answer to that question yet, and it's important for them to be transparent in the process going forward. we have to see that they have a rule of law in saudi arabia. this corruption committee sprang up overnight what real evidence do they have? certainly it may well be a mixed bag. some of these people detained may well be totally corrupt and need to be prosecuted. others may simply be political rivals swept up in the purge i think we've got to understand that it may take a while for this to play out and it could actually delay the

national guard. >> the national guard in saudi arabia is the most effective military branch, best trained.t has always had the primary role of protecting the royal family. by ousting him and putting in crown princethe prono has basically taken over the security forces, so it would be hard for anyone to challenge him. this is in many ways the less shocking. -- the most shocking. charlie: thank you so much. we will be right back. stay with us. charlie: his 2016 film became the highest grossing film in new zealand history, despite a budget of $2.5 million. his new film, "thor: ragnarok." in the new film, the norse god teams up with hulk to team up -- to save his planet from the evil sister. the writers at rolling stone say this may be the most fun you have any marvel movie. for that reason, here is the trailer. ♪ >> so much has happened since i last saw you. i lost my hammer, yesterday, so that is still pretty fresh. then i went on a journey of self-discovery. where i met you. [roaring] ♪ thor: you have no idea. the goddess of death has invaded. >> 08, i have missed this. oh, i have missed th

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there's been a major cabinet shakeup in saudi arabia same night as several princes were detained in a new anti corruption crackdown the head of the national guard the economy minister and the head of the navy have all been replaced billionaire investor prince elderly been allowed is among those arrested also in saudi arabia the military a shot down a long range ballistic missile over riyadh it was fired from yemen towards the saudi capital's airport the rebels in yemen say that they're behind the attack that iraq has accused saudi arabia the u.s. and israel of trying to fuel tension after the sudden resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad hariri resigned in the saudi capital riyadh on saturday he accused iran of selling strife in the arab world. u.s. president donald trump has begun his twelve day tour of asia in japan meeting with privatisations of a trump called japan a crucial ally of the two are expected to hold talks aimed at countering north korea's nuclear threat trumps asia tour the longest to the region by a u.s. president in twenty five years will include south korea china vietnam and the philippines speaking to u.s. troops at ba

there's also been a major shake up of the saudi arabian cabinet the national guard minister prince met there been up the line has been released from office he was last seen the royle in government not closely connected to king's or his son also lebanon's prime minister has resigned south really made the announcement in a televised address from the saudi capital riyadh he said he was stepping down for fear of assassination area also lashed out at iran and its the lebanese ally hezbollah accusing both of destabilizing the region. has more on saturdays political career. saad hariri had been in office for less than a year the forty seven year old was appointed in twenty sixteen to lead a coalition government with. included iran's powerful shia ally hizbullah. ability what i see is. focusing on on lebanon and the interests of the lebanese citizens. this was horary second term as prime minister it previously served between two thousand and nine and eleven horary had followed in his father's political footsteps. griffey career he was assassinated in beirut and face very two thousand and five

running and conflict medium hond out his ear has been a major shake up of saudi arabia's cabinet among those let go is national guard minister prince mehta bin arvada it was the last senior royal in government not closely connected with king sandman or his son and heir crown prince mohammed bin. the prime minister of lebanon has resigned sad has made the abrupt announcement in a televised address from the saudi capital riyadh he said he was stepping down for fear of assassination really also lashed out at iran and its lebanese ally hezbollah accusing them of destabilizing the region u.s. president donald trump has just landed in japan kick starting his tour of asia he's meeting prime minister shinzo to discuss trade and north korea trump will also visit south korea china vietnam and the philippines it is the longest trip to the region by a u.s. president in twenty five years sacked catalan leader carlos put him on has all political parties who supports a session from spain to form a coalition for the region's election in december you posted the message on twitter who did one is currently in belgium a european arrest

there has been a major cabinet shakeup in saudi arabia the same night as princes were detained and a new anti-corruption crackdown the head of the national guard the economy minister and the head of the navy have been replaced billionaire investor prince and law is among those detained and other developments out of saudi arabia the military has shot down a long range ballistic missile riad missile was fired from yemen towards the saudi capital airport at the rebels say they are behind that attack iran has accused saudi arabia the u.s. and israel of trying to fuel tension in the region with the sudden resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad hariri resigned in the saudi capital on saturday and accused iran of sowing strife in the arab world saying a hoda reports from beirut. yet again lebanon is on the brink its prime minister has resigned a country not immune to political crises and its people know all too well what instability can bring. we've lived through the civil war and we know a small incident can flare up a situation if it's not resolved and there are no mature minds the country will fall apart and that is what we're. so how did ho

national guard. the national guard was kind of the last major power center that was not under the control of the crown prince himself. now really every lever of power inside saudirabia is directly controlled by him and his allies. of course, we have no sense, no way of telling what these corruption charges specifically refer to, or whether the people are guilty. the fact that it includes senior princes, and the sweeping nature of this, is remarkable. and quite surprising. yousef: just for context, a political earthquake like, this possibly trumps what we saw over the summer back in june when everybody was already saying that the fact that he had the deputy crown prince moving to crown prince, it clears the way for the ultimate ascension of the throne. this is a much bigger deal. it hits so me different sectors. riad: exactly. the drama in the summer was over one person. hen as deputy crown prince, was the main power everyone was watching. he are he had a lot of the levers of power under him. the move was really just a confirmation of this power. , it's weeks away any resistance, anybody who could stand in his way in his ascension to power. tracy: we say in our

there's been a major cabinet shakeup in saudi arabia the same night as several princes were detained in a new anti corruption crackdown the head of the national guard the economy minister and the head of the navy have been replaced the billionaire investor prince our lead been told is among those detained and other developments from saudi arabia the military has shut down a long range ballistic missile over riyadh it was fired from yemen towards the saudi capital's air force the rebels in yemen say that they are behind the attack and iran is accused saudi arabia the u.s. and israel of trying to fuel tension after the sudden resignation of lebanon's prime minister saad hariri he resigned in the saudi capital riyadh on saturday accusing iran of saying strife in the arab world but iran says that hariri is playing a game designed by those who want ill for the region. catalonia as ousted leader callus push demand is calling for a united front ahead of next month's regional election in pro independence groups are calling for posters and banners to be plastered across the city to protest against spain's direct rule in catalonia and the imprisonment of nin

the national guard and has been doing so since two thousand and ten which is extremely important because abdullah prince. has at the power base inherited from his father ahmad of the tribes of saudi arabia that calls to the national but sadly arabia national guard and this tribe of course has a long history but he is the head are that source and them hamad bin segment cannot afford to have a right girl who is much older than him with more experience to lead this military force that consists our. tribes of saudi arabia so this was with first significant move it can do the marginalization and sacking our cousin i am a bit now yes in july two thousand and sixteen and i meant when i have similarly you are the head are. the ministry of interior he was the crown prince he was in command of the security forces the internal intelligence services but again in one night you were sacked and we have not heard from him since july there either these moves indicate to us that they haven't been sent matt is clearing the ground for him to america as on the spirit of need their king absolute king and he is not capable of dollar a thing any equal prince it can only relate to minor princes such as t

when you see the minister of the national guard which is a big power in saudi arabia royalty sons of the king's former king's grandchildren for mccains who used to have big responsibilities lot of money a lot of responsibilities when you see them in the prisons than when you have to ask goodness where is prime minister where is prime minister it's a concern that is legitimate as well we need to know why and how. do we need to understand the things and matters behind this is a nation this saudis step came within the context of changing the prime minister. in the context of deleting the cabinets in lebanon within the context of hitting the stability and security in lebanon or within that context of a war against lebanon like war was launched by saudi arabia in yemen or was supported by saudi. in iraq. as it personel conflict between members whoever they are we need to know is it related to the internal saudi. so we need to understand during the few coming days everything in all due to be in a way or another to determine the way we will all be havey in the next period period. according

think about this is that the political situation as it stands now in saudi arabia who stands in his way mr been abdullah's a national guard is arrested well he'd been followed who gambled on hillary clinton and lost has now been arrested nobody else stands in his name hamad bin nayef has surrendered the interior ministry and is gone now to receive treatment for his illnesses nobody stands in mohamed bin said man's way anymore he's all that's left is for his father to abdicate. from pushing all morality aside from a political perspective how is this anything but a very real life game of thrones in which been said man is winning ok we just had to. basically say that no one else had been solomon's way he's played a very successful political game does that. from the outside that indeed no one else stands in mohamed bin salman's way this has got rid of all of his opponents. well you know. first. you. have. power. with. the religious police taking away some of. you. by the past there were some crisis mean to religious hierarchy and the. but in fact the question that. the clerics. having to be had if you case justice on the libr

meanwhile saudi arabia state television is reporting that the kingdom has appointed new ministers for the national guard and for economy and running this citing a royal decree. brought also hearing reports now that an anti corruption committee headed by the crown prince mohammed bin some on of saudi arabia has detained several princes and dozens of former ministers are joining us now is ian black he is a visiting senior fellow at the middle east center at the london school of economics and thanks for speaking to us and so if i can ask you about this we've had a number of developments tonight related to domestic changes in domestic politics in saudi arabia how might this the formation of this new corruption committee be viewed what questions and concerns my might come from that. well did this is a this is a breaking story and it's developing quite rapidly and there is a detailed information but it looks like a precedent it. series of actions that flowing from royal decrees that have been coming out this evening was that we first of all we had the reports of the of the dismissal of these two key ministers