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The Saudis raise the stakes
The Crown Prince is taking on all his opponents, at home and abroad. Domestic rivals and foreign competitors are equally in his sights. Sunni Saudi Arabia wants to curb Shia Iran.
The Crown Prince is taking on all his opponents, at home and abroad. Domestic rivals and foreign competitors are equally in his sights. Sunni Saudi Arabia wants to curb Shia Iran. Also in this programme/podcast: Grace Mugabe takes a step closer to the presidency; the British government totters - a bit - but survives; and Singles Day in China -- when more money is spent online than on any other day in the year.
Photo: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh.
Credit: SPA via Reuters
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Sun 12 Nov 201701:06GMT
BBC World Service except News Internet
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