Saudi royal health scare: Why it matters
BBC News - Saudi royal health scare: Why it matters: "Suddenly the health of three of the most powerful men in Saudi Arabia is in the news.King Abdullah, who is 86, is preparing to travel to America for the treatment of a herniated disc.
Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz has been rushed home from recuperation in Morocco.
Another contender for the throne, the governor of Riyadh, Prince Salman, is coming home after surgery abroad.
Even by Saudi standards - where princes at the top of the hierarchy are all of advanced age - this is a highly unusual combination of events
And this may explain why the Saudi royal family has been relatively quick in releasing the news about the health of the king.
The family has sought to reassure oil markets and their international allies that there will be no power vacuum while King Abdullah is abroad."
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