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Bahrain Names Crown Prince as New PM

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
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Bahrain Names Crown Prince as New PM

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)
Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa. (Reuters)

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has named Crown Prince Salman al-Khalifa as the new prime minister, the state news agency reported on Wednesday, citing a royal decree.

The decree takes effect immediately, it reported.

Bahrain’s late Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa died earlier on Wednesday.

Official mourning has been declared for a week.

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Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, Singapore Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)
Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks in Riyadh on Monday with Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean.

The meeting discussed relations between the Kingdom and Singapore and cooperation between them.

They also tackled regional and global developments and efforts to address them.

Saudi officials attending the meeting were Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Chief of General Staff Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, Minister of Defense Office Director-General Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif, and Ministry of Defense Undersecretary for Procurement and Armament Ibrahim Al Suwayed.

Also present were Singapore’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia S. Premjith; Deputy Director-General of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Francis Goh; and embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Ivan Chia.