Saudi King Salmon names son likely successor, boots kingdom's counterterror chief - CBS News
| CBS News | Saudi King Salmon names son likely successor, boots kingdom's counterterror chief CBS News RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday appointed his 31-year-old son, Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince, placing him first-in-line to the throne and removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to ... Saudi king names son as new crown prince, upending the royal succession line Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman Elevated to Crown Prince: SPA |