Saudi
Arabian King Salman has pledged continuity, hours after his accession to the
throne following the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah.
The new
king moved quickly to appoint heirs and ministers, including one prince from
the ruling dynasty's third generation.
King
Abdullah died overnight, weeks after being admitted to hospital with a lung
infection. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Riyadh, following Friday
prayers. His burial was conducted in
line with the traditions of Wahhabism - the ultra-conservative form of Sunni Islam
followed by the kingdom, where funerals are austere and simple.
King
Abdullah's body was wrapped in a shroud, and buried in a public cemetery after
prayers attended by Gulf heads of state and some foreign leaders.
'Correct policies'
Within hours of acceding to the
throne, King Salman, 78, vowed to maintain the same policies as his
predecessors.
"We
will continue adhering to the correct policies which Saudi Arabia has followed
since its establishment," he said in a speech broadcast on state
television.
The new
king wrote on his official Twitter account: "I ask God to help me succeed in
my service of the dear [Saudi] people."
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