ASSESSMENTS
Saudi Arabia: Signs of a New Political Era
May 7, 2008 | 22:01 GMT
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Summary
Saudi Arabia’s aging Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel-Aziz is reportedly very ill. As the most influential senior member of the royal family, his demise could lead to major changes in leadership while revealing how well the kingdom’s new mechanism for overseeing leadership transitions functions.
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