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• Saudi King Salman resolves succession by appointing nephew

  Saudi Arabia's new King Salman on Friday moved to resolve the kingdom's long term succession by appointing his nephew

• New Saudi king appoints son defence minister

  Keeps other ministers in place

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  This is how the Saudi Kingdom chooses its successors...

  Saudi King Abdullah laid down rules for Saudi succession

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  Saudis swarm Twitter to mourn king

  Joining a swarm of Saudis taking to social media on Friday, veteran news broadcaster Abdullah al-Shihri said he would

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  Saudi killer needs Dh10m to avoid death

  Man would be executed in one month if blood money not paid to the victim's relatives

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  King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dead at 90

  Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah attends the opening session of the Arab summit in Doha, in this March 30, 2009. (Reuters)

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  Saudi post man falls ill after opening letter from Korea

  'Envelope may contain some sort of infection'

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  Saudi King Abdullah dies, brother Salman is new ruler

  King Salman names his half-brother Muqrin as his crown prince and heir

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  Saudi puts off blogger's flogging second time

  Riyadh may be trying to quietly drop punishment

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  Man calls off wedding over bride’s name

  Claims girl's name was one given to men

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  Petrol station owner dies while watching tanker catch fire

  Petrol station owner was taken to hospital but pronounced dead

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  Italy unveils record haul of rare antiquities

  Found in raids on Swiss warehouses of dealer

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  Nurse accused of killing three, poisoning 18

  Incident in hospital in British city of Manchester

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  World's most expensive football coach not paid salary for months

  But Fabio Capello, coach of Russian team, has not filed any complaint

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  Saudi poet dies during poem recitation

  A well-known Saudi poet died on stage while reciting poetry during a ceremony to honour former Saudi information

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  Kuwait daily faces closure

  Kuwaiti authorities have decided to shut down a key local Arabic language newspaper, prompting the company to go to

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  3 Saudi cops punished for assaulting man

  Branch head demoted

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  Video: Man drinking two bottles of petrol

  Viewers describe man as a lunatic

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  Saudi seizes drugs inside holy frames

  Captagon pills concealed inside wooden frames

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  Child with sore throat has haemorrhoids surgery

  Authorities open investigation into incident at local hospital