Saudi King Salman appoints nephew as new crown prince
Updated: 2015-04-29 11:01
(Agencies)
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File photo of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. [Photo/Agencies] |
DUBAI - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday sacked his younger half brother as crown prince and appointed his nephew, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, as the new heir apparent, state television said.
He also appointed his son, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as deputy crown prince, and replaced veteran foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal with the kingdom's Washington ambassador Adel al-Jubeir.
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