RIYADH, Oct 22 — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has agreed to conduct an official visit to Malaysia next year, in line with the agreement between Saudi Arabia and Malaysia to boost diplomatic ties and economic cooperation, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday.

RIYADH, Sept 28 – Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and heir Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom's prime minister and his second son Prince Khalid as defence minister, a royal decree showed on Tuesday.

TOKYO, Nov 8 — Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito, became monarch last year following their father's abdication.

MANAMA, Oct 9 — Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa sent a cable to Kuwait's Amir Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah congratulating him on the appointment of Shaikh Mishal Al Ahmed Al Jaber as Crown Prince of Kuwait.