Saudi Crown Prince Sultan, surgery and succession issuesnote

Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz underwent a surgery on 23/2/09 at a hospital in New York following months of medical tests and an intensive treatment programme. The Saudi royal court issued a statement telling the surgery was successful. The following 459-word report focuses on the surgery issue and tells what the latest reports suggest about Crown Prince Sultan’s condition. It also focuses on the succession issue and tells what Crown Prince Sultan’s position is and how the issue is developing.