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 ... Written by Mark_a_Wood [email protected]

Takes a look at the crack down on corruption among the super rich in Saudi Arabia.

The series concludes by looking at how the House of Saud stays in power. Enormous wealth and a very generous social contract has protected them but a demographic time-bomb, social media and low oil prices have forced reform.