Saudi King’s Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival The heir to the throne, Mohammed bin Nayef was held in a palace in Mecca and forced to yield to Mohammed bin Salman, 31, who became the new crown prince. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:U.S. Returns Some Okinawa Land to Japan, but Unease EnduresEditorial: Investigate Russian Hacking the Right WaySinosphere: China’s Communist Party Casts West as Subversive ThreatOp-Ed Contributor: Rex Tillerson’s Special Friend in the KremlinItaly OverwhelmedContributing Op-Ed Writer: Egypt’s Cruelty to Christians