The Family
Malise Ruthven, 17 December 1981
The House of Saud
by David Holden and Richard Johns.
Sidgwick, 569 pp., £9.95, October 1981,0 283 98436 8 Show More
by David Holden and Richard Johns.
Sidgwick, 569 pp., £9.95, October 1981,
“... of 1958, a Council of Ministers is responsible for the budget and internal affairs, but only the King can legislate, publish laws, treaties and concessions. A decree of 1961 forbids the formation of political parties, and prohibits the profession of any ideology other than ‘Islam’. Anyone engaging in ‘violent action against the state or the royal ... ”