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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/11/05/world/middleeast/ap-ml-saudi-arabia.html
Saudis Arrest 11 Princes, Ex-Ministers in Shake-Up
(AP-New York Times) Saudi Arabia's heir to the throne is overseeing an unprecedented wave of arrests of dozens of the country's most powerful princes, military officers, influential businessmen and government ministers - some potential rivals or critics of the crown prince now consolidating his power. Among those taken into custody overnight Saturday in an anti-corruption sweep were billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men, as well as two of the late King Abdullah's sons.