FILE - In this June 21 , 2017 file photo, released by Al-Ekhbariya, Mohammed bin Salman, (MBS) then newly appointed as crown prince, left, kisses the hand of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef at a royal palace in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. King Salman was shown in state media Sunday, March 8, 2020, in apparent good health and working, just days after the arrest of Mohammed bin Nayef and another senior prince triggered speculation about a possible coup attempt or a sudden deterioration in …
March 9, 2020
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Oil price war, Mecca ban are latest risks by Saudi prince
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is behind the kingdom's boldest and riskiest moves in decades, most recently shutting down Islam's holiest sites to pilgrims to stymie the spread of a new virus and the government's decision to slash oil prices in what analysts say has sparked a price war with major producer Russia.