The conflict between the king and his son resulted from differences in their approach to various national and international issues. One of the biggest differences between them is their difference of opinion on the Israel-Palestine issue, the newspaper reported. The crown prince has sided with Israeli regime but in July, the king has publicly defended Palestinians causing a rift between them.

Earlier this week, the king canceled the sale of five percent of Aramco, the state-owned oil company that is crucial to Saudi Arabia’s economy. The sale of Aramco was the flagship ambition of the ‘Vision 2030’ plan pushed by Mohammad bin Salman.

His project was to free economic dependency on oil and create a competitive economy to replace it, starting by selling a percentage of Aramco to private businesses.

The cancellation of the sale by his father is a major setback for the project in a near future in which he is set to become king.

The Saudi prince attracted criticism from international players as well. His involvement in the Saudi-led war on Yemen, which has so far seen the killing of more than 10,000 people, most of them civilians, invited sharp criticism from the international community.

In fact, just last week, Saudi airstrikes on the country killed at least 40 children prompting the United Nations to say the kingdom might be carrying out war crimes in the Middle East's most impoverished nation. However, the crown prince seems determined to continue the war on Yemen.

In August, the prince led the country to a diplomatic showdown with Canada for imprisoning feminist activists in Saudi Arabia. Canadian diplomat’s criticism led Mohammad to sever relations with Canada, which witnessed withdrawals of thousands of Saudi students enrolled in Canadian universities.