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

Thursday 22 January 2015





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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