Thursday, January 22, 2015

Saudi Arabia's New King Is Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz will take over as the new king, but he is in poor health and his reign may not last long. (Yuya Shino/Reuters)

Reuters: New Saudi ruler King Salman bin Abdulaziz

WNU Editor: Apparently the new ruler of Saudi Arabia is in poor health and suffering from dementia. With chaos in oil markets and a raging civil war in in Syria and Iraq, coupled with the crisis in Yemen .... is it smart to have a new ruler who has all of these health problems? Apparently he is .... and that is probably because the other prospective rulers in the Kingdom cannot come to an agreement on which one of them will assume the throne .... best choose someone in poor health and who will rule for only a short time .... thereby buying the necessary time so that they can then figure out who will be next king.

More News On Saudi Arabia's New King

Who Is Saudi Arabia’s New King? -- Time
Saudi's new king, Salman, a force for unity in royal family -- AP
Saudi Arabia: Meet the next king -- L.A. Times
The Next King Of The Saudis: Salman, The Family Sheriff -- Bruce Riedel, Daily Beast
Saudi King Abdullah’s death sets up complex succession process -- Washington Post
We have a new Saudi Arabian king, but the world already wants to know who will succeed him -- Steve Levine, Quartz
Profile: Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud -- Al Jazeera

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