Repression and fear are preventing Saudi Arabia’s traditional power brokers from trying to unseat Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, claims an article in the Economist. Religious scholars, princes from the ruling House of Saud and ordinary Saudis are said to be seething at reforms introduced by the prince, and they would, it is claimed, like nothing better than to overthrow or even assassinate the 36-year-old de facto leader of the Kingdom. The traditional religious scholars are referred to in the article as “Salafists” and have much to gripe about. Bin Salman is said to have broken an alliance between them and the House of Saud dating back three centuries. Through his imposition of sermons, curtailment of the power of the … Continue reading Saudi Arabia: discontented citizens ‘contemplate Iran-style revolution’