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Saudi king ousts nephew to name son as first in line to throne  

Mohammed bin Salman with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef during the 136th Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh. King Salman of Saudi Arabia has ousted his nephew as crown prince and replaced him with his son, Mohammed bin Salman, confirming the 31-year-old as heir and consolidating the kingdom’s move to reassert its influence as a regional power.

The move was announced by royal decree just after midnight, stunning the Saudi establishment, which has seen Bin Salman’s profile soar over the past three years but regarded the role of the former crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, a veteran security tsar, as secure. Read more HERE

Published on 21/06/2017 @ 23h17   | |