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US’s Tillerson Concerned over Saudi Purge, Monitoring Hariri Situation
2017-11-10
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent political purge raises concerns and remains unclear but does not appear to amount to mass arrests, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Friday.
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Saudi Arabia Freezes 1700 Bank Accounts, Including Former Crown Prince’s in Anti-graft Crackdown, Sources
2017-11-09
Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Attorney General Says Detained Individuals have been Questioned
2017-11-08
Saudi Arabia’s Attorney General said on Monday detailed questioning of individuals detained on the back of an anti-corruption probe had taken place and “a great deal of evidence” had already been gathered.
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Trump Praises Saudi Purge, Voices Confidence in King, Crown Prince
2017-11-07
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a move by Saudi Arabia’s future king that tightened his grip on power through the arrests of royals, ministers and investors in an anti-corruption purge.
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Analysts Say Future Saudi King’s Purge Aimed to Remove Potential Opposition to his Ambitious Reform Agenda, Reuters
2017-11-07
Saudi Arabia’s future king has tightened his grip on power through an anti-corruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen.
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Saudi Deputy Governor Killed in Helicopter Crash near Yemen
2017-11-06
The deputy governor of Saudi Arabia’s southern Asir province and several colleagues were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported.
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Saudi Princes Accused of Bribery, Embezzlement, Money Laundering -Official
2017-11-06
Bribery, embezzlement, money laundering and abuse of power are among the accusations levelled against dozens of Saudi princes, officials and businessmen detained in an anti-corruption probe, a Saudi official told Reuters on Monday.
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Saudi Princes, Ministers, Business Tycoon Al-Waleed bin Talal Arrested in Sweeping Purge, AFP
2017-11-05
Saudi Arabia has arrested dozens of senior figures including princes, ministers and a top business tycoon, with authorities on Sunday pledging "fair" justice after a sweeping purge seen as consolidating the crown prince's hold on power.