Ibrahim al Assaf, a former veteran finance minister, who takes reins replacing Adel al Jubeir as foreign minister rejects Riyadh was in crisis and his predecessor had been demoted after pressure over Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
King Salman appoints Ibrahim al Assaf in a cabinet reshuffle replacing Adel al Jubeir who played a key role in leading Riyadh’s response to writer Jamal Khashoggi's killing at its Istanbul consulate.
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