WORLD BRIEFING / JORDAN
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King Abdullah appointed his eldest son, Hussein, heir to the throne, a palace statement said.
Hussein, 15, would “immediately assume the title and privileges of his post,” his father said in a royal decree.
The post of crown prince had been vacant since Abdullah sacked his half-brother Prince Hamza in 2004, a move that consolidated his power.
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