Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, a daughter of the kingdom’s longtime ambassador to Washington Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, faces a stark challenge in improving ties between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. Her posting comes as Saudi Arabia under King Salman and Prince Mohammed allowed women to drive last year. In a tweet, Prince Khalid said his posting would allow him to again “be the sword” of the defence minister. Saudi Arabia has faced growing Western criticism over its airstrikes hitting markets and clinics, killing civilians. ___ This story has been corrected to show Prince Khalid will serve as deputy defence minister.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 01:15 UTC