Saudi Arabia replaces intelligence chief
April 17, 2014
Saudi Arabia has replaced intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the kingdom’s pointman on the Syrian conflict, “at his own request”, according to the official news agency.
In a royal decree, Bandar was “exempted … from his position at his own request” and replaced by his deputy, Yousef al-Idrissi, the news service reported on Tuesday. Bandar, a former ambassador to the US, is widely regarded as among the most influential power brokers in the Middle East.