(FILES)-A photo taken on December 24, 2012 shows Bahraini Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa smiling to the journalists the Bahraini capital of Manama. Bahrain's king appointed his son Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa deputy prime minister, in a royal decree reported by state news agency BNA on March 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH