King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies

[Matt W]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4734175.stm

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!

[Trotsky]

Quote by: Matt W http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4734175.stm 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!

Fahd was a moderate in comparison to Abdullah. Watch how Abdullah suddenly starts to call for Western forces based in Saudi to leave. He was waiting for Fahd to die.

[oranged]

Quote by: Trotsky Fahd was a moderate in comparison to Abdullah. Watch how Abdullah suddenly starts to call for Western forces based in Saudi to leave. He was waiting for Fahd to die.

I guess on that issue I'm not moderate either, western forces should leave.

[RickSp]

Quote by: Trotsky Fahd was a moderate in comparison to Abdullah. Watch how Abdullah suddenly starts to call for Western forces based in Saudi to leave. He was waiting for Fahd to die.

There have been various reports in the Western press that claim that Abdullah has effectively been running the kingdom since Fahd's stroke in 1995. The change may not be so great, if Abdullah has been the real power for almost a decade. Time will tell.