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Senior Saudi Interior Ministry Official - Major General Mansour al-Turki
Saudi Arabia faces economic and political instability - is the House of Saud in trouble?
The oil rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia is facing uncertain times. Its monarchy, wedded to a conservative brand of Sunni Islam, is locked in a struggle for regional power with Shia Iran which is playing out in the conflicts in Yemen and Syria. Its relations with the US are strained and its human rights record has been widely condemned. Major General Mansour al-Turki is a senior Interior Ministry official. Is the House of Saud in need of major repair?
(Photo: Major General Mansour al-Turki on Hardtalk)
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