Saudi King Abdullah, family and government affairsnote

Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz is said to be seeking to consolidate the ranks of the ruling Al-Saud family following a series of differences over the succession issue due to the illness of Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz. The following 397-word report focuses on the subject and tells what King Abdullah has begun doing to get this done either at the family level or at the government level.