Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has named one of the last surviving sons of the kingdom’s founder as defense minister. King Abdullah has named Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, 76, the kingdom’s defense minister. Salman, the longtime governor of Riyad, would succeed the late Crown Prince Sultan, who held the defense portfolio […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Interior Minister Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz took a major step toward the throne when he was named crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi royal court said King Abdullah appointed the 78-year-old Nayef crown prince on Oct. 28. The statement said the appointment was approved by the so-called Allegiance […]
