By David Blair in Cairo
15 Feb 2009
The kingdom's official press stressed the importance of the reshuffle, with Arab News saying that it was not merely a "changing of the guard" and amounted to a "major transformation". However, a powerful lobby of religious conservatives, who have allies in the highest levels of the royal family, are likely to resist any major steps along the path to liberalisation. Their obstructionism will outlast King Abdullah's reign.
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