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Saudi removes its Crown Prince, replaces him with King's son
short by Aarushi Maheshwari / on Wednesday, 21 June, 2017
Saudi Arabia has relieved Muhammad bin Nayef as Crown Prince, replacing him with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's son Mohammed bin Salman. Thirty-one-year-old bin Salman, who is now first in line to the throne, was also named Deputy Prime Minister. King Salman has called for a public pledging of allegiance to the new Crown Prince.
read more at The Guardian