# Ny biträdande försvarsminister i Saudi
Author: ElLobo

**Saudi Arabia Appoints New Deputy Defense Minister**  

The Saudi monarch has appointed a retired army general as the kingdom's new deputy defense minister in a shakeup just days before a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.  

_Länk:_ [Saudi Arabia Appoints New Deputy Defense Minister](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-arabia-appoints-deputy-defense-minister-19005706#.UXOyn7VzlqU)

  

**Saudi king removes deputy defense minister in royal reshuffle**  

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has removed veteran deputy defense minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan from his post, state media reported on Saturday, the latest move in a reshuffle among princes holding government jobs in the U.S.-allied kingdom.

_Länk:_ [Saudi king removes deputy defense minister in royal reshuffle](http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-king-removes-deputy-defense-minister-royal-reshuffle-121418165.html)

## Comment 1
Author: [Borttaget]

Gäller väl att förnya sig med nya idéer. Eller så fick han sparken bara.

## Comment 2
Author: ElLobo

Det lutar väl åt det senare.

  

**Saudi king sacks deputy defence minister**  

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has sacked the powerful deputy defence minister, who until recently was considered a strong contender to the throne, in an unusually high-profile dismissal, fuelling speculation about possible tension with the king.  

_Länk_: [Saudi king sacks deputy defence minister](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/14ecfee0-aa95-11e2-bc0d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2R7zHgdJS)