Amid the swirl of rumour, news of real shifts occasionally wafts out, as it did on March 27th, when King Abdullah appointed his half-brother, Prince Nayef, as his second deputy prime minister.

就像3月27日国王阿卜杜拉任命其同父异母兄弟纳耶夫王子为第二副首相的时候一样，关于王位的更迭，虽然谣言四起，但宫内偶尔也能传出真实的消息。

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King Abdullah could pre-empt this by appointing a second deputy prime minister.

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