Saudi Arabia: Nayef became Crown Prince. What’s next?note

Saudi Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz (78 years old) has become Crown Prince in place of his brother Prince Sultan who died early this week. Crown Prince Nayef will also act as Deputy PM and will retain his position as Interior Minister. The following 509-word report sheds light on the positions that are still vacant: that of 2^nd Deputy PM and that of Minister of Defence and Aviation, and tells what about the alternatives.