MANAMA – Bahrain appointed Crown Prince Salman Al-Khalifa as first deputy prime minister Tuesday. The appointment would allow the crown prince "to develop the performance of the apparatus of the executive branch," the state news agency BNA reported, citing a royal decree. "This is pushing new blood into the Cabinet, the new generation. I am very happy with the appointment. I think it is good for strong progress and change in Bahrain," said Sameera Rajab, Bahrain's Information Minister. Prince Salman completed his high school education at Bahrain School, and then went on to earn a BA degree in Political Science from the American University in Washington D.C., followed by a MPhil degree in History and philosophy of science from the University of Cambridge, England. — Agencies