Prince Mohammed bin Salman replied: "We will not give up taking your guidance and advice". The plans include ending popular subsidies for gasoline, electricity and water - which changes the contract between Saudi citizens and the government, and comes with some political peril.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) with with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, June 2, 2017.
King Salman and Erdogan also agreed to strengthen ties between Turkey and Saudi Arabia and to meet face-to-face during a G-20 summit in Germany next month, the statement said.
The decree also had bin Salman replace bin Nayef as deputy prime minister. In a speech, the president urged Muslim leaders assembled in Riyadh from around the world to "drive out" extremists and "terrorists".
But with Iran, how do we communicate? Prince Mohammed's rise comes at a crucial time for Saudi Arabia which is in a battle for regional influence with arch-rival Iran, bogged down in a controversial military intervention in neighbouring Yemen and at loggerheads with fellow US Gulf ally Qatar. "I think the Trump factor matters tremendously", he said. In another tweet he pledged his allegiance to the new crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman.
The move sparked critical coverage in Iran, where state television ran a headline calling the move a "soft coup".
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Forsberg, 24, was selected by Columbus in the seventh round, 188 overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft. He was a member of the 2012 World Junior championship team with his native Sweden.
The Saudi monarch, who holds near absolute powers, quickly awarded his son expansive powers to the surprise of many within the royal family who are more senior and more experienced than Mohammed bin Salman, also known as MBS. His youth and dynamism appeal to many young Saudis, bolstered by his introduction of concerts and film screenings in the ultra-conservative kingdom. His appointment "is purely about demonstrating a degree of certainty in times of uncertainty", Krieg added.
As a defense minister, bin Salman has lead Saudi Arabia to war in neighboring Yemen.
His rapid ascent over the past two years has symbolised the hopes of the kingdom's young population, more than half of which is under 25, AFP said. Lacroix said that among the thousands-strong royal family there does not seem to be much opposition to Mohammed bin Salman's appointment, which has concentrated power in one man. Saudi news outlets portrayed the switch as "an orderly reshuffle".
Saudi Arabia got involved in the Syrian civil war as a fierce opponent of the Syrian regime.
"(Boycotting Qatar) has his emerging hallmark of action that is sudden, spectacular but not necessarily strategic", said Jane Kinninmont, a Middle East expert at Chatham House.
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