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As with the talking heads, the corruption crackdown in Saudi has dominated the <\/strong>conversation among opinion pieces. <\/strong>Saudi\u2019s highly public crackdown on corruption is a huge step away from the kingdom\u2019s traditional discreteness in handling sensitive issues, Al Shorouk\u2019s Emad El Din Hussein says<\/a>. Mai Azzam also takes to thepages of Al Masry Al Youm<\/a> to voice her concern about the crown prince\u2019s actions, which she describes as abrupt and aggressive. She points to other rash decisions MbS has taken in the past, such as waging war in Yemen, and current moves that seem to be in the works, including a potential clash with Hezbollah, which she cautions could spell disaster for the region as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As with the talking heads, the corruption crackdown in Saudi has dominated the conversation among opinion pieces. Saudi\u2019s highly public crackdown on corruption is a huge step away from the kingdom\u2019s traditional discreteness in handling sensitive issues, Al Shorouk\u2019s Emad El Din Hussein says. 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