religious control over education and providing Saudi women scholarships to study abroad, albeit accompanied by a male relative. These Saudis feared Nayef as king would roll back even such small gains to curry favor with the fundamentalist religious establishment. But Prince Salman is no democrat. In

lingness to play in Syrian politics was the welcome that Bashar's uncle, Rifaat, received in Riyadh when coming to pay his respects last month after Nayef's death. Rifaat has lived in Paris since 1984, having tried and failed to stage a coup after President Hafez al-Assad, his brother and Bashar's fath

his late 80s, issued a statement Saturday imploring God "to reward [Nayefj for what he has done for his religion and EFTA00712530 his country." Nayef succeeded Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as heir to the thone in October 2011. Crown Prince Nayef, who was considered closest of his bro