King Fahd is dead
A time of mourning for Saudi Arabia, as King Fahd dies:
RIYADH, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Saudi state television interrupted regular broadcasting with recitations of the Koran and one Western diplomat said he had information that King Fahd had died in hospital on Monday.
"Sources at King Faisal Specialist Hospital have informed us that he (King Fahd) is dead," the diplomat said. He did not give further details.
Eighty-one year old Crown Prince Abdullah takes the throne, while international observers fret about the future succession.
RIYADH, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Saudi state television interrupted regular broadcasting with recitations of the Koran and one Western diplomat said he had information that King Fahd had died in hospital on Monday.
"Sources at King Faisal Specialist Hospital have informed us that he (King Fahd) is dead," the diplomat said. He did not give further details.
Eighty-one year old Crown Prince Abdullah takes the throne, while international observers fret about the future succession.
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5 Comments:
... May he R.I.P.
The word I'm hearing is we just might get a few if not one day off. Stay tuned, tomorrow will tell. I like how respectful the Emirates are even to neighbor dignitaries.
Pocket change, one sadly (and bitterly) imagines...
We look forward to a possible holiday whilst this man meets his Maker. Truly, may the Almighty give us more worthy lives than that, so that when our day comes, we will be remembered in sadness and with a sense of loss
... even kings must end their days as all men do..as dust and dirt.
CRAP! No Holiday?! Am I the only one disappointed? I thought that this was a sure bet day off! Now... govnt offices are closed for a whole week so watch out you guys - if ur driving back home on al diyafa/al riqa roads!
Disappointed expat
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