Saudi Arabia Has a New Top Prince
Jun 21, 2017, 12:01 PM
Undoing decades of royal tradition, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed Bin Salman to be next in line for the throne on Wednesday, signaling a historic political shift in one of the Middle East’s key regional powers.
A rising star within the Saudi royal family, Mohammed Bin Salman was already one of the kingdom’s most powerful leaders.