The death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday morning after a long battle against cancer highlights the crossroads where Saudi Arabia now stands.
Prince Sultan, estimated to have been about 82 when he died, had been ill for many years, and rumours circulated that he had been in a coma for weeks. His passing leaves the path open for the second deputy premier and Interior Minister, Prince Naif ibn Abdulaziz, a half-brother of King Abdullah and a staunch conservative, to be appointed by the Allegiance Council as the new crown prince.
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