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Saudi crown prince in charge as king takes holiday

24 July 2017, 3:58 pm
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, named heir to the region’s most powerful throne last month, is taking temporary charge of the country today as the king left on holiday.

Prince Mohammed’s father, King Salman, issued a royal decree deputizing his son to “manage state affairs and guard the interests of the people” during the monarch’s “personal break,” state news agency SPA reported.

On June 21, King Salman stripped the title of crown prince from his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef, naming 31-year-old Prince Mohammed, often known as MBS, as heir to the throne.

— AFP

In this May 14, 2012 file photo, Prince Mohammed bin Salman waits for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP/Hassan Ammar, File)
Prince Mohammed bin Salman waits for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 14, 2012. (AP/Hassan Ammar, File)

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