Prince Muhammed bin Nayef is new Saudi Interior Minister

At 53, Prince Muhammed steps into his later father’s shoes as minister responsible for the war on terror, taking over from Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, 72. DEBKAfile: Crown Prince Salman is clearly going forward with the change of generations he started at the top of the Saudi royal government, while King Abdullah at 90 is too weak to stop the Sudairi branch of the royal family concentrating in its hands all the top positions in the kingdom.