Saudi king appoints nephew as crown prince

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has named his Interior Minister as heir in a major reshuffle that also saw the world's longest-serving Foreign Minister replaced. 

A royal decree removed Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz bin Saud, as next in line to the throne and replaced him with Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 55, who headed a crackdown on al-Qaeda in the country a decade ago.  

The decree named Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as crown prince as well as Deputy Prime Minister and would continue in his position of Interior Minister and Head of the Political and Security Council. 

Reports indicate that the move represents a major change in Saudi Arabia.  

ALJAZEERA