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Young Saudis weigh up crown prince's crackdown

By Yolande KnellBBC News Middle East correspondent

Media captionFive things about Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

With Saudi Arabia still reeling from a wave of arrests of some of its highest profile figures, young people in the kingdom are watching the unfolding drama with intense interest.

It is a youthful country - six out of 10 Saudis are under the age of 30, and the Crown Prince behind the purge is just 32 years old himself.

Mohammed bin Salman - or MBS as he is colloquially known - says he is cracking down on corruption, but critics worry too much power is becoming concentrated in his hands.

The king's son often presents himself as carrying out economic and social reforms in his country on behalf of its young population.

For them, the events of the past few days in a country traditionally resistant to change are unprecedented.

"No-one is untouchable" - Ali Shabnan

"The people that have been arrested have always been deemed to be untouchable," Ali goes on. "So this sends a message that that is over."

"No-one is untouchable and there will be no tolerance anymore for corruption and waste in the economy."

#Mohammed_the_Decisive

The initial reaction on Saudi social media was overwhelmingly positive following the arrests of the royals and other former and serving ministers.

​They were detained hours after King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the formation of an anti-corruption body headed by his son.

　　ーーー　私の意見　ーーー

この皇太子
やる事が、あまりにも過激
事実上の独裁者

皇太子から､皇太子位をもぎ取り
イエメンと戦争
イランと敵対
カタールと敵対

今度は､国内の政敵を総て拘束
失脚させるのだろうが

保守的なサウジで､このまま、やって行けるのだろうか？
国際的にも､このままの強硬姿勢でやって行けるのだろうか？
財政的にも苦しいサウジなのに､イエメンで戦い
イランと敵対し
軍備費は、もつのか？
暗殺を逃れる事は出来るのか？
サウジの石油は、どうなるか？


中東の台風の目である

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