Saudi Arabia: Prince Mishaal and attempts to settle the succession issuenote

As Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz is still at hospital in New York undergoing intensive treatment, the succession issue is still subject to further discussions within the ruling Al-Saud family. The following 340-word report focuses on the subject and tells what Prince Mishaal Bin Abdulaziz is proposing to settle the issue and whether what he is proposing can go through or not. Note that Prince Mishaal heads the Allegiance Institution, which is in charge of the succession issue.