Um, there is no shortage of princes in the House of Saud. I’m sure someone will step forward and occupy the ‘vacancy.’
If it’s NAYEF, we are in trouble...
He’s the most active, and open supporter of the Palestineans in the family, and he is the most Conservative (meaning radical muslim) of the bunch, it seems.
This is the same guy who blamed 9/11 on “the Zionists”, saying it was impossible for 19 youths to pull it off, or that Bin Laden did it alone.
And he’s “only” 78 yrs old.
Why couldn’t I have been born a Saudi Prince?
That's the trouble. King Abdullah had 37 brothers (don't know how many still alive). His brothers are in senior position to inherit the throne over his sons.
A complex and contested line of succession means the Islamists will try to take a hand in the power struggle.
When the king dies, expect conflict.