Thursday, January 22, 2015

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dies at 90

BREAKING NEWSThursday, January 22, 2015 6:49 PM EST
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dies at 90
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the increasingly frail leader of the world’s leading oil exporter, has died, Saudi news services announced on Friday.
The king, 90, had been hospitalized since December and had been diagnosed with pneumonia.
Saudi news services quoted the royal court as saying the king would be succeeded by his brother, Salman.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/world/middleeast/saudi-king-has-died-state-media-announce.html?emc=edit_na_20150122
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