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Saudi king appoints son as heir


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http://www.france24.com/en/20170621-saudi-king-defies-royal-succession-appoint-son-heir

 

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, placing him first-in-line to the throne and removing the country's counterterrorism czar from the royal line of succession.

In a series of royal decrees carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who had been positioned to inherit the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his powerful position as the country's interior minister overseeing security.

The all-but-certain takeover of the throne by Mohammed bin Salman awards near absolute powers to a prince who has ruled out dialogue with rival Iran, has moved to isolate neighboring Qatar for its support of Islamist groups and who has led a devastating war in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians.

 

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35 minutes ago, The Russian Hare said:

http://www.france24.com/en/20170621-saudi-king-defies-royal-succession-appoint-son-heir

 

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday appointed his son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, placing him first-in-line to the throne and removing the country's counterterrorism czar from the royal line of succession.

In a series of royal decrees carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who had been positioned to inherit the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his powerful position as the country's interior minister overseeing security.

The all-but-certain takeover of the throne by Mohammed bin Salman awards near absolute powers to a prince who has ruled out dialogue with rival Iran, has moved to isolate neighboring Qatar for its support of Islamist groups and who has led a devastating war in Yemen that has killed thousands of civilians.

 

Dialogue With Iran Is Impossible, Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Says

 

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi defense minister. In a televised interview on Tuesday, he suggested that the strained relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran may worsen, increasing instability in the region.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-iran-defense-minister.html

 

Saudi Prince’s Elevation Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences in Energy

 

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Some what strange to a westerner using an autocratic prince to move Saudi Arabia forward into the modern world. But in his country the Prince is a reformer. Good luck to him. I just can't help thinking that after the oil runs out or no longer is as valuable, what will happen to these princes and the Royal family...  

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