UAE: Security services shake-up

Analysts are coming to terms with the significant shake-up in the security services running parallel to the federal reshuffle driven by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ). Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan was appointed national security advisor, with his predecessor Sheikh Hazza Bin Zayed now vice-chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. In the Ministry of Interior, Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed assumed chairmanship of the State Security Department, at the level of minister.