Nepal Rastriya Dainik
May 19, 2024 ,
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appointed Prime Minister

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The powerful crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, has been appointed as the prime minister.

Mohammed bin Salman, the 37-year-old son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz, will now serve as head of the government. A royal order announcing his promotion from Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister has given him the responsibility of the chief executive body of the state. Another of his sons, Crown Prince Khalid bin Salman, has been appointed as the new defence minister by royal decree.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was also accused of being involved in the murder of Saudi journalist Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. However, he has been denying his involvement in the murder.

Biden raised Khashoggi murder with Saudi crown prince

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US President Joe Biden, who arrived in Saudi Arabia to rebuild the Saudi-US relationship, has said that he raised the issue of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

After the October 2018 murder of journalist Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, US intelligence agencies accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman with murder.

Aside from Khashoggi’s murder, President Biden discussed increasing oil supplies to the market and announced that Saudi Arabia would open its airspace to the aircrafts flying to and from Israel, which was previously banned.