DUBAI (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef as the new crown prince, according to a royal court statement read out on state television early on Friday.
"We chose His Royal Highness Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz as crown prince," said the statement, carried on the state news agency SPA.
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