Saudi Arabia: A Supreme Committee to run MoDA and NSC affairsnote

Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz is said to have set up a Supreme Committee to run the affairs of the Ministry of Defence and Aviation (MoDA) and the National Security Council (NSC). The following 472-word report sheds light on the subject and tells of whom the committee is made up. Note that Crown Prince Sultan is away from the country since November 2008, while his son Prince Bandar is still out of sight despite being confirmed in his position as NSC Secretary-General.