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Saudi Arabia Names Prince Faisal bin Farhan as New Foreign Minister

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Saudi Arabia appointed Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud as the Kingdom's new foreign minister as part of a larger reshuffling of the cabinet.

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