Another step on the way to the Saudi crown:
King Salman Abd al-Aziz al-Saud appointed his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as prime minister in the Arab country.
This was announced this evening (Tuesday) by the Saudi Press Agency.
This is another step in making bin Salman the de facto king of Saudi Arabia.
In 2017, his cousin, Mohammed bin Nayef, was removed from the position of heir to the throne of King Salman, who came to power in 2015.
Until then, bin Salman served as the kingdom's defense minister and gained political power in the palace thanks to the war in Yemen.
There, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of Arab countries to fight the Houthi militia that had taken over Sana'a.
As regent, he has so far served as deputy prime minister.
suffering from poor health.
King Salman, photo: AFP
In addition to the appointment of bin Salman as Prime Minister, the King announced the appointment of a new cabinet.
Another son of the king, Prince Khaled bin Salman, will continue in his position as Minister of Defense where he has been serving since his brother was appointed Crown Prince.
Also, Prince Faisal bin Farhan will continue in his role as Foreign Minister.
Bin Salman made headlines in the world's news in recent days after he successfully brokered a deal to release detainees from Russian captivity in the war in Ukraine.
Among the captives were young Moroccans, Americans and Britons.
Some of them got caught up in the war while they were in the country for their student studies.
The Crown Prince received the blessing of the British Prime Minister.
Terrace, photo: EPA
Thanks to the transaction, the Crown Prince received the blessing of British Prime Minister Liz Truss and other leaders.
It was a sign of the gradual improvement in his international status, which had been severely damaged since the assassination of the Saudi-American journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018.
An assassination in which he was accused of having given the order for the operation.
Saudi King Salman suffers from poor health due to his advanced age (86).
According to various publications in the foreign media, he spends most of his time in the city of Niam, when most of the kingdom's affairs are managed by his son Mohammed.
The crown prince has been leading a series of reforms in the economy and society for several years.
Among other things, movie theaters were opened and women were allowed to drive vehicles, in addition to huge economic projects such as the "The Line" real estate project. However, human rights organizations still accuse Saudi Arabia of persecuting activities for women's rights.
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