Saudi king appoints successor’s successor to throne

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday appointed Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz to be the nation’s second deputy prime minister, making him second in line to the kingdom’s throne, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said. The royal decree “was issued with immediate effect,” SPA said. The appointment of Abdullah’s powerful half-brother to the post means that Nayef is now the country’s crown prince in waiting and second in succession to be king.

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