Report: King Of Saudi Arabia Plans To Step Down And Announce His Son As His Successor Next Week

King Salman of Saudi Arabia (left) is planning to step down next week and name his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) as his successor, a source told DailyMail.com

Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Saudi Arabia king to step down and hand over the crown to his 32-year-old son after prince rounded up Saudi royals in corruption arrests and had them sleep on bare mattresses in a luxury hotel

* King Salman of Saudi Arabia is planning to step down next week and name his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman as his successor, a source told DailyMail.com
* They added: 'King Salman will play the role of the queen of England. He will only keep the title "Custodian of the Holy Shrines"
* Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 32, ordered the arrests of more than 40 princes and government ministers in a corruption probe in early November
* The Saudi royals were photographed sleeping on bare mattresses on the floor of the luxury Ritz Carlton hotel
* Once crowned king, the prince will shift his focus to Iran, a long standing rival oil empire to Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, the source said

The King of Saudi Arabia plans to step down and announce his son as his successor next week, a source close to the country's royal family has exclusively told DailyMail.com.

The move is seen as the final step in 32-year-old Prince Mohammed bin Salman's power grab, which began earlier this month with the arrests of more than 40 princes and government ministers in a corruption probe.

The source said King Salman will continue only as a ceremonial figurehead, handing over official leadership of the country to his son - often referred to as MBS.

'Unless something dramatic happens, King Salman will announce the appointment of MBS as King of Saudi Arabia next week,' said the source.

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WNU Editor: After 2 weeks of purges and arrests .... everyone knows that Prince Mohammed bin Salman is running Saudi Arabia, and that he will eventually be named as his father's successor to be King. The only question that remains unanswered is when will the Crown Prince assume the throne. If the above Daily Mail article is to be believed, it will be next week. But since no one else is reporting this story .... a certain degree of skepticism is probably required.