Saudi king reshuffles cabinet and reforms ministries

AP/ Saudi Press Agency

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday restructured some government ministries and reshuffled his cabinet to appoint new ministers in a series of royal decrees carried on state television.

He replaced the ministers in charge of the energy, oil, water, transport, commerce, social affairs, health and pilgrimage portfolios and established a new recreation and culture commission.

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