Every day one gets to hear some such news that today the crime and the conspiracy of treason were revealed, then the news of theft robbery is causing a furor among the people. At the same time, 3 members of the royal family including 2 senior princes have been arrested in Saudi Arabia. They have been accused of sedition and conspiracy to overturn the government. This action against the Saudi princes is seen as an increasing hold on the power of Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Apart from this, these arrests are seen as a warning to other members of the royal family in Saudi Arabia. It is being told that these arrests took place due to not supporting Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. It is also seen as a struggle for power in the royal family of Saudi Arabia.
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The Crown Prince is the son of King Salman and it is believed that with his support, he is strengthening his grip on power. The US newspaper Wall Street Journal first reported the arrests. If sources are to be believed, a close confidant of the royal family was told in the newspaper that King Ahmed's younger brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and his nephew Prince Muhammad bin Nayef were arrested from their homes in the early hours of Friday. His behavior angered the leadership.
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Both the senior princes have in the past performed important responsibilities like home minister and security. Prince Nayef's younger brother Prince Nawaf bin Nayef has also been arrested. At the same time, another person associated with the royal court said that King's son had removed 60-year-old Prince Muhammad bin Nayef from his post in mid-2017. But since then they were being monitored. The arrest of 78-year-old Prince Ahmed is considered unexpected as he is the younger brother of King as well as a senior member of the ruling Al Saud family. But he is considered an opponent of the 34-year-old Crown Prince.
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