[Mb-civic] Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh - Washington Post

[richard haase]

yes i saw
i wonder if any of them have money for shows
?
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  <>Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh
  Long-Term De Facto Ruler Crown Prince Abdullah Has Succeeded His Half-Brother 

  By Anthony Shadid and Fred Barbash
  Washington Post Staff Writers
  Monday, August 1, 2005; 8:54 AM

  DAMASCUS, Aug. 1 -- King Fahd ibn Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia died Monday and was quickly succeeded by his half-brother Crown Prince Abdullah, who has run the kingdom since Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995.

  Saudi officials moved swiftly to assure the world that the strategic oil-rich nation would maintain continuity in both economic and political policies.

  Crude oil prices nevertheless soared to $61 a barrel on the news.

  An extraordinary Arab summit due be held Wednesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh has been postponed because of King Fahd's death. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak scheduled the meeting following the terrorist attacks that struck Sharm el-Sheik. He also said the summit would deal with the Palestinian-Israeli crisis and Iraq.

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/01/AR2005080100138.html?referrer=email



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