Khashoggi Crisis Tests Saudi Crown Prince's Firm Grip on Power - Bloomberg: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has positioned himself as the future ruler of the world’s largest oil supplier for decades to come. Now, that leadership path is on shakier ground.
The widening fallout from the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington-based Saudi journalist, inside Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul has raised questions about whether the crown prince can maintain his grip on all levers of power in the kingdom or if he’ll be checked by his father, or even rivals.
It took 17 days for Saudi Arabia to admit that Khashoggi, a frequent critic of the regime who went into self-exile, was dead. The day after he went missing, Prince Mohammed told Bloomberg News that Khashoggi had left the consulate on his own. Now the government says he died after "discussions" between him and other people at the consulate turned physical. The Saudis say 18 people are detained in the continuing probe.
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