Thursday, January 22, 2015

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Has Died -- News Roundup



Daily Mail: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies aged 90 following battle with pneumonia: Oil prices shoot up as 79-year-old brother inherits the throne to continue 'cautious' reforms of kingdom

* King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz had been in hospital since December suffering from pneumonia
* He took power in 2005 after the death of his half-brother King Fahd and was thought to be 91, although official accounts are unclear
* King Abdullah was admitted to the King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard in Riyadh in December to undergo medical tests
* The royal court earlier this month said that the king was suffering from pneumonia and had temporarily needed help to breathe through a tube

More News On The Death Of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies -- BBC
Saudi state TV reports: King Abdullah has died at 90 -- AP
Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman pronounced new monarch -- AFP
Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman -- Reuters
King Abdullah, Who Nudged Saudi Arabia Forward, Dies at 90 -- New York Times
King Abdullah, Saudi Monarch Who Modernized Economy, Dies -- Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies and Salman ascends -- Financial Times
Saudi King Abdullah Dies -- VOA
Saudi Arabia's 'reformer' King Abdullah dies -- CNN
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dead at 90, half-brother succeeds him -- FOX News
Oil Prices Spike on News of King Abdullah’s Death -- ABC News
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies aged 90 -- The Telegraph
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah dies at 90 -- The Guardian
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies -- Al Jazeera
Saudi King Abdullah Dead at 90 -- Sputnik
Saudi King Abdullah dead – state TV -- RT
Saudi Arabia King Abdullah dies at age of 90 -- ITAR-TASS
Obama hails late Saudi king's commitment to ties with U.S. -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia nears generational change in the throne -- Reuters
Saudi King Dies Amid Middle East Power Struggle -- Adam Chandler, Defense One/The Atlantic
Details released for King Abdullah's funeral (Video) -- CNN
Saudi King Abdullah was a cautious reformer -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was incremental reformer, US ally -- CSM/AP
What happens next in Saudi Arabia? -- BBC
The kingdom's reformist monarch: Abdullah bin Abdulaziz (1924-2015) -- Al Jazeera
Obituary: King Abdullah -- BBC

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