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Saudi king shakes up security agencies after prince’s rise

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Saudi Arabia moving in right direction

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - 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.Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession. In a series of royal decrees issued Wednesday, June 21, 2017 and carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was first in line to the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his post as the country's powerful interior minister overseeing security. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

The Latest: Oman’s sultan congratulates Saudi crown prince

Associated Press

FILE -- In this April 5, 2017 file photo, released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman, right, and Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wave as they leave the hall after talks with the British prime minister, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi King Salman has put his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, next in line to take over the oil-rich kingdom with a royal decree Wednesday. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Saudi Arabia’s next king is a young, ambitious risk taker

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 14, 1945 file photo, the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, right, and King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud discuss Saudi- U.S. relations aboard USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake north of the city of Suez, Egypt. Saudi King Salman has put his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, next in line to take over the oil-rich kingdom with a royal decree Wednesday. Here’s a look at other major royal figures in the history of the ultraconservative Sunni kingdom that’s a longtime U.S. ally and major oil producer. (AP Photo, File)

A look at major royal figures in Saudi Arabia’s history

Associated Press

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a summit of Arab and Latin American leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this Nov. 11, 2015, file photo. Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession. In a series of royal decrees issued Wednesday, June 21, 2017, and carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was first in line to the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his post as the country's powerful interior minister overseeing security. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Mohammed bin Salman named as Saudi king’s crown prince

By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a summit of Arab and Latin American leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this Nov. 11, 2015, file photo. Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession. In a series of royal decrees issued Wednesday, June 21, 2017, and carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was first in line to the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his post as the country's powerful interior minister overseeing security. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Saudi king names son heir as new generation encircles throne

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this Nov. 11, 2015 file photo, Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a summit of Arab and Latin American leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's second-in-line to the throne, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will meet President Donald Trump at the White House in the highest-level visit to Washington by a Saudi royal since November's presidential election. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, file)

Mohammed bin Salman, a top Saudi prince, to meet Donald Trump in White House visit

By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia being groomed to jump others, claim throne

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Monday, June 15, 2015 file photo, a Saudi man walks at the Tadawul Saudi Stock Exchange, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman announced the approval for the &quot;Vision 2030&quot; plan in a short televised announcement on Monday in which he called on Saudis to work together ensure its success. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Saudi Arabia outlines reform plan for oil-addicted economy

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015 file photo, Saudi security forces take part in a military parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh.(AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

ISIS sympathizers taunt Saudi-led coalition: ‘Come over, you cowards’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, March 26, 2015 file photo, provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, left, walks with Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman as Hadi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The United States is speeding up the delivery of weapons to the Saudi-led coalition launching airstrikes against Shiite rebels in Yemen and is committed to defending Saudi Arabia, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said Tuesday, April 7, 2015, in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/SPA, File)

German intel sees risk in Saudi prince’s thirst for power

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

In this May 14, 2012, file photo, Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef waits for Gulf Arab leaders ahead of the opening of Gulf Cooperation Council, also known as GCC summit, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Saudi king names counterterrorism czar as new crown prince

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press