By Viola Fahmy</p> <p>RIYADH (AA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday carried out a limited cabinet reshuffle, according to the Saudi Press Agency.</p> <p>Ibrahim al-Assaf was appointed foreign minister, replacing Adel al-Jubeir, who was made minister of state for foreign affairs.</p> <p>Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz was appointed minister of the Saudi National Guard; Hamad al-Sheikh was made education minister; and Turki al-Shabanah was given the information portfolio.</p> <p>The reshuffle also saw the removal of Turki al-Sheikh from his position as head of the General Authority for Sports and his appointment as head of the General Authority for Entertainment.</p> <p>The royal decree also called for the restructuring of the Political and Security Affairs Council — under the chairmanship of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — and the restructuring of the Council for Economic Affairs and Development.</p> <p>The crown prince retained his position as both deputy prime minister and defense minister.
Thursday's decree also called for the establishment of the oil-rich kingdom's first government agency devoted to space exploration, to be headed up by Sultan bin Salman.
