and al-jubeir replaces prince faisal the longest serving minister appointed in 2005. the royal decree saysal-faisal asked to be relieved of his duties because of his health. we look at his long career. >> reporter: he was the longest serving prime minister, his career, al- faisal, 40 years. he saw the world come and go, and served under four saudi kings. advancing the foreign policy, especially after the attacks of 9/11, when 15 of the attackers were saudi generals. he was part of saudi arabia's efforts to lesson iran's influence in the region including syria, where they have been supporting a couple of rebel groups. more recently in yemen iranian backed houthi rebels are the target of a saudi arabia air campaign. as a foreign minister and political ally in the region, faisal was well liked and respected in diplomatic circles but with age faced health problems and in the past few years despite suffering from chronic back pain and having challenging surgeries, he maintained his role. they now cannot be ignored. he asked to be replaced. after the king death in january,

long-serving prime minister faisal has been replaced. a curfew in baltimore is in effect. police fired gas to those who stay said on the streets >>> indonesia executed eight prisoners despite last-minute effort to save their lives. they were all convicted of drug trafficking. a filipino woman, due to be executed was given a last-minute reprieve. wayne hay has more on australia reaction to the execution. >> reporter: there's a certain amount of anger and disbelief in australia after two members of the so-called bali nine, andrew chang and myuran sukamaran were executed in indonesia 10 years after being arrested on drug charges. there was a lot of critisusn in relation to the indonesian government and judicial system. that will continue in the days and hours ahead. tony abbott gave a strongly worded statement in a sombre media conference. >> australia deeply regrets the executions. they are cruel and unnecessary. cruel because andrew chan and myuran sukamaran spend some decade in gaol before being executed, and unnecessary bouts both young australians were fully rehabilitate

his son is the deputy crown prince, appointed defence minister and abdel al-jubeir replaces prince faisal, the longest serving foreign minister appointed in 1975. our correspondent joins us here. first of all the obvious question. why the reshuffle? >> sadly, this reshuffle does not come as a huge surprise. when king salman took over there was talk about crown prince mugrin assist someone who is not charismatic, and whose appointment by king abdullah was controversial even by members of the royal family. we have heard talk in saudi arabia about if they are facing massive challenges it has to be reflected in a new spirit. this is a reason that motivated the need to see new young leaders taking over blrl mohammed nai eff and mohamed salman. >> we have seen the saudi policy activated in new ears what will al-jubeir bring to that. >> well he as you remember when he took over post 9/11, and he served for some time as a political advisors to king abdullah to someone with strong ties with different circles of power in the united states of america. you remember 2011 there was an attempt to assass

america has been appointed minister of foreign affairs, which was led for four decades by prince faisal. >> things are happening too fast for our taste, and we believe that a stronger government should take action time away strongly and send messages so that saudi arabia is going to deal with everything. >> saudi arabia is an important player in the middle east. >> saudi political sway spreads across the art world. into 2001 they were behind an arab league initiative offering peace in israel in exchange from the pull out in the areas controlled in 1967. >> a senior uniteed official has been suspended on a report of peace keep necessary the central africa republic. it is says to document exploitation as young as nine years old by peace keepers last year. the children said they were sexually abused in turn for food and money. it was leaked by an official in gee me have a who feels the u.n. failed to take afghanistan to stop the abuse. we have more from the united nations in new york. >> it's claimed that the abuses were carried out by french troops. there is one member who feels they have

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has taken over as foreign minister replacing prince saud al-faisal, the longest serving foreign minister appointed in 1975. the founder of the institute for near east and gulf military analysis and explains why the appointment of abdel al-jubeir is significant. >> this is showing more exclusiveness from the counter king to have the other families tribes of the kingdom becoming more inclusive in gmping the king tom -- governing the kingdom and not keep the positions restricted for the royal family. it sends out a positive signal that competent people have a chance at getting senior jobs >>> nigeria's army says it freed 200 girls and 93 women from boko haram, rescued from camps in the armed group stronghold. ynonne ndedge is live in the nigerian capital, and one of the interesting things or details coming out about the incident is that some. women fought back. what light is na shedding on the roll they played. well this wouldn't be highly unusual, because we have known for some time that during the 6-year insurgency not only have people been kidnapped, they have been converted to extremism

he replaced appearance saud al faisal. >> this is saudi arabia's new crown prince. prince mohammed bin nayev. bin nayev is also chairman of the council for political and security affairs, a body that makes decisions on threats facing the kingdom. the new crown prince has built strong ties with the u.s. when he was in charge of the fight against al-qaeda. but this is the man who is likely to play a crucial role in the future of the oil-rich kingdom. the king's son has been appointed as new deputy crown prince. he also serves as minister of defense and chief of the royal court. shake ups in saudi arabia are closely monitored by the world. >> there was question about the succession, about the issue of the first generation becoming very old all of them in their 70s and 80s. now we have a second generation mostly fairly young and in their 50s. very well experienced. >> saudi's new leaders face mounting challenges like the growing instability neighboring yemen. the saudi government has launched airstrikes against shia houthi rebels. it accuses iran of using the houthi tos

he replaces prince saud al-faisal, the longest-serving foreign minister. he has strong tied to the u.s. as does the heir apparent. caroline malone has more. >> prince mohammed bin nayef is the new prince elect. he is the most powerful man in the exporting saudi arabia. he's been the interior minister since november 2012, a position he keeps despite his promotion. >> translation: his highness mohammed bin nayef was selected as the crown prince, deputy prime minister, interior minister, and head of the political and security affairs council. >> reporter: mohammed bin nayef studied in the united states and retains good relations with saudi arabia's close ally. u.s. embassy cables released by wikileaks show him being hawkish on iran. he over saw military action in yemen involving saudi-led air strikes to stop iran-backed houthi rebels. al qaeda fighters tried to assassinate him six years ago when he was head of security services. he's been tough on internal security. there has been many arrests of suspected al qaeda and i.s.i.l. members. he's encouraged govern

foreign minister replacing saud al faisal. >> this is saudi arabia's new crown prince.rinciples mohammed bin naive. replaces his uncle in the new shuffle. the new crown prince has built strong ties with the u.s. when they were in charge with the fight against al-qaeda. but this is the man who is likely to play a crucial role in the future of the oil-rich kingdom. the king's son has been appointed as new deputy crown prince. mohammed serves also as minister of defense and chief of the royal court. shake outs in saudi arabia are closely monitored by the worlds. the country is the world's biggest oil produceer. >> previously there were questions about the succession go the issue of the first generation becoming very old all of them in their 70s and 80s. now we have a second generation mostly fairly young and in their 50s. >> saudi's new leaders face mounting challenges like the growing instability in neighboring yemen. it accuses iran of using the houthi toss destablize the region. this is the man to seek international support for saudi foreign policy. saudi ambassador to

faisal led saudi arabia until his assassination in 1975 and his half brother khalid took the reins. until his dead 1982. in which time faud became king. abdalla took over until just this past june. first grandson of king abdul azziz ben naef to rule. >> ambassador it's good to have you with us. as libby just detailed the saudi succession has been to brother to brother to brother for 60 years. first time this chain has been broken. the new crown prince is a 97 you a and second in line is a son. is there any danger of infighting inside the saudi royal family? >> well i 30 there's bound to be some tension for those who might have expected to be advanced and were not. but mohamed ben naef the new crown prince has made quite a name for himself in the ministry as much respected by others in the government and others in the general public is a strong figure. >> and the one who was crown prince until now mukrin was okay with this that he really didn't want to be king? >> well, maybe it's just a graceful way of saying it, he asked to be relieved, i think that was the evidence that he was rea

king faisal was an arabist. he believed in a pan arab approach. the kurds rebelled. they launch something called the maha bodnar public which was suppressed many thousands of kurds were killed. when saddam husein and the baathists came to power they negotiating autonomy provisions. these were merely in name only and never implemented so the kurds rebelled again and many many thousands were killed. in 1980 iran and iraq ended up at war. it was perceived in baghdad that the kurds were supporting iran. it was part of an effort to create a security buffer on the iraq iranian border. as i said earlier almost 200,000 people is the result of that policy. in syria, there was the surely been movement which was a kurdish independence movement. many kurds who fled from turkey when iran was put down and adopt in syria. they are too the kurds suffered as a result of that baptist regime. their identity was denied. there were citizenship laws that were adopted in the kurds were denied citizenship rights. they were not provided identification cards so 300,000 kurds were essentially