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DUBAI (Reuters)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia issued a royal decree that allows the cabinet to convene in the absence of both himself and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, state media said on Thursday.
In the absence of the king, the crown prince or his deputies, the cabinet would be chaired by the eldest member of the cabinet who is a descendent of King Salman's father, founding King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Faisal Al-Saud.
Cabinet decisions issued would be signed by the chairman, the royal decree added.
