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Saudi King Abdullah names his half-brother Prince Salman as his successor, following the death of crown prince Nayef. Salman is appointed “crown prince and deputy prime minister” while also keeping him on as defence minister. Prince Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz would take over from Nayef as interior minister. Nayef died on Saturday in Switzerland of “cardiac problems.” Nayef was the kingdom’s security czar, responsible for the iron-fisted crackdown on Al-Qaeda following a wave of attacks between 2003 and 2006.
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