Headline is here, and more here.
Comments from the Wall Street Journal:
- Crown Prince Salman has been declared king and Prince Muqrin became Crown Prince
- His death removes a bulwark against the democratic and Islamist movements that have roiled the rest of the Arab world since the uprisings of 2011
- Though his immediate successors are seen as just as conservative as he was, or more.
More (gated): Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Dies
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Oil update:
