Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree Thursday (July 20th) setting up a new security agency for the kingdom which will be under his direct oversight, AFP reported.
The new agency, which will be headed by intelligence chief Gen. Abdel Aziz bin Mohammed al-Houeiriny, would manage several departments of the interior ministry, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The department of intelligence and the units tasked with fighting terrorism would work under the authority of the new agency.
