Death of King Fahd being reported in Saudi

[GDN01]

CNN has announced King Fahd has died. I wonder what this will do to the stability of Saudi and the Middle East. Could be an opening for the fundamentalists to make a power move.<br><br>Interesting.... <p></p><i></i>

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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4734175.stm">news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middl...734175.stm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"King Fahd, Saudi Arabia's ruler since 1982, has died.<br><br>Saudi state television announced that Crown Prince Abdullah had been named as King Fahd's successor. <br>~snip~<br>An extraordinary Arab summit due be held Wednesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh has been postponed because of King Fahd's death."<br><br>Did you know that there was to be a Arab summit held in the resort that was recently bombed?<br>Weird how seemingly unconnected events pop up in stories.<br>Only noticed it when rereading it ofr quotes before posting here. <p></p><i></i>

[robertdreed]

Hmmm...yeah, that's news to me, too.<br><br>I hadn't read a single news report alluding to a planned "Arab summit", even in the wake of the recent terror attack. <p></p><i></i>

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<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C25B4878-DD58-4CE7-A493-4F3003A08A3B.htm">english.aljazeera.net/NR/...A08A3B.htm</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br>"Egypt invites Arab summit to Sharm<br><br>Thursday 28 July 2005, 18:10 Makka Time, 15:10 GMT Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called for an extraordinary Arab summit to be held in Sharm al-Shaikh on 3 August, just days after the deadly attacks in the showcase Red Sea resort.<br><br>"I call for an extraordinary Arab summit on Wednesday 3 August in Sharm al-Shaikh, which will be preceded by a meeting of Arab foreign ministers ... with a view to reviewing the situation in the Arab world," Mubarak said in a televised address on Thursday."<br><br>Thought i would check to see when this summit was called and why.. <p></p><i></i>

[AnnaLivia]

hmm, i get a server error on that link. can you post the whole article? first i've heard of it, too. <p></p><i></i>

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sometimes i have trouble with aljazeera if thats what you meant.<br>reopening the link often works for me.<br>I checked them both by clicking on them from my posts and they work for me.. <p></p><i></i>