{"id":39967,"date":"2018-10-31T13:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39967"},"modified":"2018-10-31T13:01:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T18:01:24","slug":"saudi-coup-imminent-as-crown-princes-uncle-arrives-to-oust-toxic-mbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39967","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Coup &#8220;Imminent&#8221; As Crown Prince&#8217;s Uncle Arrives To Oust &#8220;Toxic&#8221; MbS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-10-31\/crown-princes-uncle-returns-saudi-arabia-oust-toxic-mbs\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Saudi Coup &#8220;Imminent&#8221; As Crown Prince&#8217;s Uncle Arrives To Oust &#8220;Toxic&#8221; MbS<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1137\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1137\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"submission-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to &#8220;challenge&#8221; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) &#8220;or find someone who can,&#8221; reports the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/exclusive-saudi-dissident-prince-flies-home-tackle-mbs-succession-58983364\"><em>Middle East Eye<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ahmed-abdulaziz-al-saud1.jpg?itok=0UBhYUh3\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ahmed-abdulaziz-al-saud1.jpg?itok=0UBhYUh3\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/ahmed-abdulaziz-al-saud1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/ahmed-abdulaziz-al-saud1.jpg?itok=0UBhYUh3 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"a46ad9c9-a881-43ff-95c1-3a29b67d10db\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz is reportedly hoping to oust his 33-year-old nephew in the wake of an allegedly state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. MbS\u00a0has virtual control over Saudi Arabia after a June 2017 shakeup in which King Salman removed Muhammad bin Nayef as heir apparent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caption caption-img\" role=\"group\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/mbs%201.JPG?itok=YX6B0a0_\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/mbs%201.JPG?itok=YX6B0a0_\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/mbs%201.JPG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/mbs%201.JPG?itok=YX6B0a0_ 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"268c8d82-b00f-4528-89b6-1d237c4d77a4\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>The septuagenarian prince, an open critic of bin Salman (MBS), has travelled with security guarantees given by\u00a0US and UK officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>He and others in the family have realised that MBS has become toxic<\/strong>,\u201d a Saudi source close to Prince Ahmad told Middle East Eye.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The prince wants to play a role to make these changes, which means either he himself will play a major role in any new arrangement or to help to choose an alternative to MBS.&#8221; &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/exclusive-saudi-dissident-prince-flies-home-tackle-mbs-succession-58983364\"><em>Middle East Eye<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Prince Ahmad has reportedly been meeting with other members of the Saudi royal family living outside the kingdom, along with &#8220;figures inside the kingdom&#8221; who have\u00a0<strong>encouraged him to usurp his nephew<\/strong>. According to\u00a0<em>MEE<\/em>, &#8220;<strong>there are three senior princes who support Prince Ahmad&#8217;s move<\/strong>,&#8221; who remain unnamed to protect their security.<\/p>\n<p>According to Saudi dissident Prince Khalid Bin Farhan Al Saud,\u00a0<strong>he expects a coup to be orchestrated against King Salman and MbS,\u00a0<\/strong>as reported by the\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20181031-saudi-prince-coup-against-king-salman-imminent\/\">Middle East Monitor<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>which reports that a coup is &#8220;imminent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The coming period will witness a coup against the king and the crown prince,&#8221; said Prince Khalid while commenting on the Khashoggi murder.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Coup &#8220;Imminent&#8221; As Crown Prince&#8217;s Uncle Arrives To Oust &#8220;Toxic&#8221; MbS The youngest brother of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s King Salman has returned from self-imposed exile to &#8220;challenge&#8221; Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) &#8220;or find someone who can,&#8221; reports the\u00a0Middle East Eye. 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