The BND report focused on the role of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (second left) who holds the defence portfolio and other powerful posts (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)
Berlin has rebuked its own foreign intelligence agency, the BND, for accusing Saudi Arabia of being a destabilizing influence in the Middle East. The Foreign Ministry insists the oil-rich kingdom is a key partner.
Berlin took the unusual step of criticizing its own foreign intelligence agency following a damning report that accused defense minister Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his father the king of having a destabilizing influence through increasingly aggressive military policies.
"The previous cautious diplomatic stance of older leaders within the royal family is being replaced by a new impulsive policy of intervention," the BND said, citing the kingdom's direct and indirect military involvement in conflicts in Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Iraq and Yemen.
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