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Saudi death watch...
The health of Saudi Arabiaâs King Fahd is deteriorating despite his recent recovery from eye surgery. The 79-year-old officially heads the worldâs largest oil-exporting country, but his half-brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, has been de facto ruler since King Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995. Surgery to remove a cataract at a Geneva hospital last month heightened speculation about the frail health of the king, who is diabetic. Officials said he was in good health, but some sources have said the monarchâs state of health is not as stable as before. The London-based opposition Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia said he no longer recognised some of his children. So probably it's too late to can Prince Abdullah without using an auto accident... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-08-14 |
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