[AdmSmith]

This is most likely an indication that MbS no longer is in full control.

An exiled Saudi prince has called for a coup by his influential uncles to depose King Salman and prevent the current ruling structure led by his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, from doing more damage to the kingdom.

Prince Khaled bin Farhan, who has been awarded asylum in Germany, made the call on Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz and Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz in comments to the Middle East Eye news portal published on Monday.

https://muraselon.com/en/2018/05/saudi-royal-urges-coup-to-depose-king-salman-protect-kingdom-from-harm/

In a few days we will know what is happening in KSA.

[AdmSmith]

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/transcript-interview-Prince-Khaled-bin-Farhan-Saudi-Arabia-726162742

[Cronos]

My opinion is that the coup won't happen now, while King Salman is on the throne. MbS may be the real power, but Salman's generation will not want to rock the boat while Salman is the figurehead

So MbS is hurriedly trying to get everything and everyone on his side. And the cousins know that if they wait it may be too late

[Eleutheria5]

It’s always the beardos with the halitosis that are called “reformers,” when they call for reactionary regression. Impossible problem. Everyone thought Ataturk had solved the problem, but here it pops back up again, and Turkey’s on its way back to the dark ages again.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Yeah, they can even cut back-channel deals with their devils, Iranians.
On the other hand, if liberalization is moving too fast, it won't be good for MbS either. It could invite popular backlash. He may be a reformer, but not keen on certified liberals running wild in his country. He should present himself as moderate and pragmatic, not another ideologue on the other end of political spectrum. He should let women drive, but not go so far as to tolerate radical feminism.

[TigerLikesRooster]

I think a realistic goal is to turn a Saudi King into somebody like Mubarak, a less religious and more secular dictator.

[BlackVeil]

I think it will be longer - weeks or months - before it is clear. But certainly, there is some shift going on.