Cairo: Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has issued a series of royal decrees including the appointment of Prince Salman bin Sultan, an ex-deputy of the defence minister, as emir of the holy region of Medina, home to Islam’s second holiest site.
He has replaced Prince Faisal bin Salman, who has been appointed as special adviser to the king at the rank of minister.
The royal decrees, carried by the Saudi news agency SPA, included appointing…


