House of Saud: A Family at War

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

59 mins

Saudi Arabia stands at a crucial crossroads in its history and is facing unprecedented change. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its ruling family The House of Saud have long enjoyed seemingly inexhaustible wealth, untold power and far reaching influence on a global scale. But the Saudis are accused of spreading and funding extremist ideology and of supporting violent extremist groups. 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pledged to reform the country, end extremism and return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam and to work closely with the West to counter terrorism. The first edition of the series travels from Bosnia-Herzegovina to India and across the bloody battlefields of Iraq, Syria and Yemen tracing the impact that vast amounts of Saudi cash and weapons have had around the world. In recent years, the Saudis have worked closely with western powers on counter-terrorism and have promised revolutionary change within the Kingdom, but the growing regional conflict with Iran has placed Saudi Arabia firmly at the heart of the crisis in the Middle East. Will this powerful but secretive country be a force for stability in the world or a force for chaos?