| King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4734175.stm Quote:
King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies
King Fahd, Saudi Arabia's ruler since 1982, has died.
Saudi state television announced that Crown Prince Abdullah had been named as King Fahd's successor.
King Fahd had been frail since suffering a stroke a decade ago and had delegated the running of the kingdom's affairs to Crown Prince Abdullah.
Defence Minister Prince Sultan is next in line to the throne after Abdullah, and was named crown prince, state television announced.
| Don't expect to see many changes, given that Abdullah has effectively been the de facto ruler for quite some time...but you never know!
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
-George Best, on being asked what he did with his footballing fortunes. |