Saudi crown prince in the spotlight after Khashoggi disappearance

Bin Salman tried to project himself as a moderniser, but has come under fire after Saudi journalist’s disappearance.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rapid ascent took the international community by surprise.

In the past 18 months, he consolidated power and attempted to project himself as a reformer and moderniser.

But the Khashoggi case has swung the spotlight onto areas in which the crown prince has been less than reform-minded.

 

Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari reports.