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Understanding the power that Saudi Arabia wields
Claire Graham and Anna Foster on how the Saudi Royal family has maintained its global influence, in spite of events which have drawn worldwide criticism.
Claire Graham and guests explain the important, long-running stories that are in the newsClaire Graham talks to the BBC’s Middle East correspondent, Anna Foster, to get a better understanding of how the Saudi Royal family has maintained a strong global influence in spite of events which have drawn worldwide criticism.
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- Sat 2 Apr 202208:32GMTBBC World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet & Online only
- Sun 3 Apr 202207:32GMTBBC World Service Europe and the Middle East
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