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Shake-up comes as the country attempts to assert regional leadership and reshape its ties with the West.
From: Inside Story
Reforms or reset in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia’s new king signals an unprecedented shift of power to a new generation.
3 May 2015
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