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April 29, 2015

Saudi King Fires Successor Opposed to Yemen Campaign; Strikes Hit Sana'a Airport 
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has fired his chosen successor,
reportedly over his opposition to the Saudi-led military campaign
against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. Muqrin bin Abdulaziz,
the crown prince and deputy prime minister, was replaced by the king's
nephew as part of a broader shakeup, which also saw the country's
foreign minister replaced by the U.S.-educated Saudi ambassador to the
United States, Adel al-Jubeir. On Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition
struck the international airport in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, damaging
the main runway, to prevent the landing of an Iranian plane, which Iran
said carried food and medicine.

 

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