Prince Mohammed bin Naif.

:: Prince Mohammed bin Naif, former crown prince, pledged allegiance to the newly-appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Safa Palace Wednesday.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has called on the citizens of Saudi Arabia to pledge allegiance to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah after Wednesday night’s Taraweeh prayers.

A royal decree published by the Saudi Press Agency in the early hours of Wednesday morning said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been appointed to his new position after being chosen by 31 out of 34 members of the Allegiance Council.