Saudi crown prince in Switzerland

The country’s official Saudi Press Agency said late Monday that the crown prince met a number of the kingdom’s princes and officials in Geneva.

Nayef’s destination was not made public after he left the kingdom for scheduled medical tests last month.

In April, the 78-year-old prince spent one month abroad following medical tests in the US. The nature of the tests has not been revealed.

In October 2011, Nayef was named crown prince after Prince Sultan, one of his brothers, died.

Being an interior minister for nearly four decades, Prince Nayef would take over the rule of the kingdom in the event of the death of King Abdullah, who is nearly 90.

The poor health among the aging royal family in the Persian Gulf state deepens the power vacuum amid a wave of protests over the persisting brutal crackdown on the Saudi people.

Saudi Arabia’s east has been the scene of anti-government protests since February 2011.

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