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HARDtalk: Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki 

Major General Mansour Al-Turki

02/02/2016 GMT

Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki 

BBC World News - HARDtalk, Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki

Hardtalk talks to Major General Mansour Al-Turki of the Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry.

Hardtalk speak to Major General Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman for the Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry. Is the House of Saud in need of major repair?

The oil rich kingdom of Saudi Arabia is facing uncertain times. Its monarchy, wedded to a conservative brand of Sunni Islam, is locked in a struggle for regional power with Shia Iran which is playing out in the conflicts in Yemen and Syria.  Its relations with the US are strained and its human rights record has been widely condemned. Major General Mansour Al-Turki is a senior Interior Ministry official. Is the House of Saud in need of major repair?

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