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| Saudi crown prince returns home after treatment | |
| 2009-12-12 | |
[Al Arabiya Latest] The crown prince of top OPEC oil exporter Saudi Arabia returned to the kingdom on Friday after spending most of the year in Morocco following medical treatment in the United States.
The royal court said in a statement earlier this week that the treatment had been successful, without giving further details. After seven months of hints that he was coming home, his son and deputy defense ministry Prince Khaled bin Sultan had announced his imminent return on November 29, suggesting Sultan had recovered his health. "He has completed the treatment period and stopped taking medication about two months ago," Khaled had said. In March, King Abdullah appointed Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz as second deputy prime minister, cementing his rank in the royal family hierarchy. Prince Nayef has been interior minister for more than 30 years and is one of the conservative forces in the royal family which has given the religious establishment vast influence in a country applying a strict version of Sunni Islam. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Wonder if he was "chipped" during treatment.... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2009-12-12 03:11 |
| #1 It's good he got his medical treatment in the US before Queen Botox and Dingy Harry destroy it. Opportunity knocks. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-12 01:09 |