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07/03/2020 GMT

Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of the royal family

BBC World Service - Weekend, Saudi Arabia detains three senior members of the royal family

Two of the men were among the kingdom's most influential figures

Three senior members of Saudi Arabia's royal family, including the king's brother, have been arrested for unexplained reasons, US media report. The detentions have been linked to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is considered the de facto ruler of the kingdom, after he was named crown prince by his father in 2016.

Also in the programme: governments put in place different responses to try to tackle the coronavirus and in the US concerns about the virus have become sharply political.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Chitra Nagarajan, a writer and human rights activist specialising in Nigeria and Robbie Barnett, specialist on Tibet and nationalities in China.

(Photo: Saudi Arabia"s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah. Credit: Reuters)

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