The king fired two prominent members of his cabinet on Saturday. Saudi authorities carried out a new wave of arrests targeting royals and former cabinet ministers, people familiar with the matter said, a move that appears intended to further consolidate power in the hands of the Saudi leadership at a time of political transition. At least 10 princes and more than two dozen former ministers were detained by Saudi authorities on Saturday night, according to people familiar with the matter. It was unclear if charges were filed. Representatives of the Saudi government didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The Saudi leadership in recent months has clamped down on any traces of dissent, including by targeting prominent clerics and other government critics, ahead of King Salman’s expected abdication in favor of his son, 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]