Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On the Turmoil In Saudi Arabia (Update)

Kim Sengupta, The Independent: Saudi Arabia royal purge: Why it matters so much to the world beyond its borders

From the UK and US to Yemen, Qatar, Turkey and Lebanon – the fallout from the Crown Prince’s ‘corruption’ sweep could be felt across many nations

The Saudi night of the long knives was followed by the sudden appearance of Saad Hariri in the Kingdom, announcing that he was resigning as prime minister of Lebanon. Then came the news that the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas had been summoned to Riyadh. The 32-year-old Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is seeking to exert control both at home and abroad, in the process ratcheting up tension in an already volatile Middle East.

Mohammed Bin Salman al Saud wants to consolidate authority in Saudi Arabia in his hands and, at the same time, be the kingmaker in other lands. It is an extraordinarily high-risk strategy, and one even the seemingly uber-confident young Prince would not have embarked on without a powerful outside sponsor.

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WNU Editor: This is why Saudi Arabia .... and what happens in that country .... is important to the world .... Oil climbs above $64 a barrel after Saudi crackdown (Financial Times).

Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials On the Turmoil In Saudi Arabia (Update)

Stability will not come easily to Saudi Arabia, but the status quo cannot continue -- The Telegraph
The great Saudi sheikh up: How the king's favourite son is preparing to rule by purging traditionalists - like the prince who owns the Savoy Hotel - in a bid to take power away from hardline Islamic clerics and modernise the kingdom -- Daily Mail
Saudi mass arrests jolt markets but many see overdue swoop on corruption -- Reuters
The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia: a slow-motion coup -- Guardian editorial
The purge in Saudi Arabia, explained -- Vox
Saudi Arabia's Game of Thrones: Who got caught in the widening corruption crackdown? -- Los Angeles Times
'The Opposite of Game of Thrones.' What the Arrest of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Really Means -- TIME
Saudi Crown Prince’s Unprecedented Power Grab Could Come To Haunt Him -- James M. Dorsey, Huffington Post
Bin Salman and the end of Saudi's consensus rule -- Aljazeera
Saudi Arabia's future: The crown prince makes a demographic bet -- Fox News
Saudi Arabia crackdown by Prince Mohammed bin Salman could push oil prices higher -- Financial Express
Is Mohammed Bin Salman rewriting Saudi Arabia's history? -- Middle East Eye
After shakeup, can Saudi Arabia's crown prince deliver on promise of reform? -- PBS NewsHour