Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, has become the latest top personality on Twitter. He sent his first tweet Saturday before his account, @HRHPSalman, was officially endorsed, local business a local daily reported on Tuesday. Thousands of Twitter users from Saudi Arabia and the Arab world circulated his account name. Prince Salman's account witnessed a huge jump in followers in the space of one hour, increasing from 30,000 to 80,000 on Monday evening. This number reached 160,000 on Tuesday morning. The tweet said: “This is the official and single account of Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.” The tweet was retweeted more than 11,000 times and attracted a large number of replies welcoming the prince to the world of Twitter. The account is being managed by the Prince Salman Youth Center, which has a link to the account on its website.
