Abraham Lincoln once described the government of the US as being of the people, by the people, and for the people. In the case of Saudi Arabia, there is a government of the House of Saud, by the House of Saud, and for the House of Saud. So, their strength is a sense of family loyalty, and of course, lots of oil revenue.

Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah was born in 1944.

Saud Nasser Al-Saud Al-Sabah died in 2012.

They claim as much. However, there is no genetic test to prove that they are actually Qoreishis.

Frontline - 1983 House of Saud 23-2 was released on:

Japan: 25 October 2004 (part 1)

Japan: 26 October 2004 (part 2)

USA: 8 February 2005