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	List of kings of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King Abdul Aziz began conquering today's Saudi Arabia in 1902, by restoring his family as emirs of Riyadh.
		Sons of Ibn Saud are considered to have primary claim on the Kingship of Saudi Arabia.
		The King of Saudi Arabia is also considered the Head of the House of Saud.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kings_of_Saudi_Arabia (338 words)

	Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd dies in Riyadh
		Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest exporter - sitting atop a quarter of the world’s known reserves - and the United States is the world’s largest energy consumer.
		King Fahd, once a stickler who took a hand in the smallest details of government activities, stayed on the sidelines as the kingdom dealt with those crises.
		Fahd, born in Riyadh in 1923, was proclaimed the fifth king of Saudi Arabia on June 13, 1982.
	www.showmenews.com /2005/Aug/20050801News016.asp (696 words)

	Middle East Transparent – Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saudi TV, which said the king was 84 years of age, broke into regular broadcasting to announce Fahd's death.
		Fahd died at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where he was admitted on May 27 for unspecified medical tests, an official at the hospital told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
		Fahd was proclaimed the fifth king of Saudi Arabia on June 13, 1982, three years after two events that would fuel the rise of Islamic extremism in Saudi Arabia.
	www.metransparent.com /texts/washingtonpost_death_of_king_fahad.htm (1331 words)

	Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd dies at 84
		Fahd died at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where he was admitted on May 27 for unspecified medical tests, an official at the hospital told The AP on condition of anonymity because news of the monarch’s death had not been officially announced at the time.
		Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, and many in the U.S. administration blamed the strict strain of Islam that has developed in Saudi Arabia, called Wahabism, for fueling terrorism.
		Saudi Arabia did not want Shiite Iran to be seen as more Islamic than the Sunni kingdom, birthplace of Islam.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/saudi_arabia_king_fahd_dies_84.htm (1406 words)

	King Fahd Of Saudi Arabia Dies
		King Fahd had been frail since suffering a debilitating stroke in 1995 and had delegated the running of the kingdom to Crown Prince Abdullah.
		King Fahd's funeral is scheduled for Tuesday, while on Wednesday Saudi citizens will be able to pledge their loyalty to their new ruler at a palace in the capital, Riyadh.
		"King Fahd was a man of great vision and leadership who inspired his countrymen for a quarter of a century as king, and for many more before that," UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a statement.
	www.rense.com /general67/kingfahdofsaudi.htm (677 words)

	Saudi Geoegraphical Society
		The fifth geographical symposium for the geographical departments in universities in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held in King Saud University.
		The sixth symposium in the geographical departments in Universities in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		The eighth geographical symposiums of the geographical departments in the universities in KSA.
	www.saudigs.org /english/issues.php (934 words)

	Royalty.nu - The Royal Family of Saudi Arabia- History, News, Books
		King Saud was deposed by his family in 1964 and replaced by another of Ibn Saud's sons, Faisal.
		King Faisal did much to moderize Saudi Arabia and was respected around the world, but in 1975 he was assassinated by a disgruntled relative.
		Biography of the founder of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
	www.royalty.nu /MiddleEast/SaudiArabia.html (2051 words)

	Sicherman \| King Fahd's Saudi Arabia
		Saudi influence came to be seen as essential if not always in the political maneuvering but certainly with respect to the price and supply of oil.
		Saudi Arabia's purchase of AWACS aircraft in 1981, against strong pro-Israeli opposition in Congress, was a case study in such influence.
		Fahd's half-brother, now King Abdullah, prayed on his coronation for "strength to continue the march begun by the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the great Abdul Aziz al-Saud." Abdullah's march, however, must be to a markedly different beat than Fahd's if the Kingdom is to survive.
	www.unc.edu /depts/diplomat/item/2005/0709/sich/sich_saudi.html (3196 words)

	Ibn Saud on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SAUDI ARABIA - Abdullah Ibn Abdel Aziz Al Saud.
		SAUDI ARABIA - King Fahd Ibn Abdel Aziz Al Saud.
		SAUDI ARABIA - Prince Abdel Aziz Ibn Salman Ibn Abdel Aziz Al Saud.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/IbnS1aud.asp (696 words)

	Saudi Arabia -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is bordered by Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait on the north; by the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman on the east; by a portion of Oman on the southeast; by Yemen on the south and southwest; and by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba…
		Saudi Arabia is separated from Egypt, The Sudan, and Eritrea by the Red Sea to the west; from Iran by the Persian Gulf to the east; and from Bahrain by the Gulf of Bahrain, also to the east.
		Arabia, or the Arabian Peninsula, is the original homeland of the Arab population in the Middle East, of Arabic language and culture, and of the major world religion of Islam.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9110507&ref=news1204 (839 words)

	CTV.ca \| Saudi Arabia's King Fahd dies in Riyadh
		King Fahd of Saudi Arabia is shown in a March 1989 photo.
		King Fahd died early Monday at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
		King Fahd ruled for 23 years, taking the country through three regional wars, and more recently, a violent al Qaeda campaign to end seven decades of the royal family's rule in Saudi Arabia.
	ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1122891087753_8/?hub=World (598 words)

	Saudi Arabia (Harpers.org)
		King Fahd of Saudi Arabia told Muslim clerics that it was time to start fighting religious extremism.
		Saudi Arabia banned the importation of stuffed animals, female dolls, crucifixes, and statues of the Buddha.
		Karen Hughes visited Saudi Arabia and expressed hope that women in that country would someday be able to "fully participate in society." A woman in the audience countered, "We're all pretty happy." Another audience member charged that the United States had become "a right wing country" that did not allow freedom of the press.
	www.harpers.org /SaudiArabia.html (1632 words)

	King Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz Al Saud The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1953 (1371 H), during the reign of King Saud, he was appointed the country's first Minister of Education, energetically contributing to the development of Education in the Kingdom.
		The Provinces (Governorates) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
		Appointed by the King, the Governor is the representative of the central government and administrative governor of his Governorate.
	www.the-saudi.net /al-saud/fahd.htm (681 words)

	The Centennial of KSA
		THE CENTENNIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (1319-1419)
		It is also occasion and to appreciate the achievements of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, which inspires pride in the souls of souls of Saudi citizens and their Arab and Muslim brothers.
		Honoring the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz Ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Saud.
	www.saudiarabia-100years.org.sa /html_e/centen_e.html (444 words)

	List of kings of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The other kings have all been sons of his, and Crown Prince Abdullah and his likely immediate successors are also sons of King Abdul Aziz "ibn Saud".
		After him, the most likely candidate to become king is his half-brother (and full-brother of Fahd) Crown Prince Sultan.
		It is interesting to note that although Saudi Arabia is ruled by Islamic law and purports to be an Islamic state, many Muslims see a monarchy as being against Islam.
	www.indexlistus.de /index.php?title=King_of_Saudi_Arabia&redirect=no (341 words)

	NAMC Newswire - King Fahd, Saudi Arabia, Imperato
		King Fahd was largely responsible for the modernization of Saudi Arabia and was able to maintain the integrity of both his Kingdom’s traditions and the sacred religion of Islam within his country.
		Imperato felt that although it was important to remember the good work and the great support that King Fahd has shown around the world, we should extend that same support to the new King Abduallah.
		As Imperato concluded his statement, he reminded everyone that the Saudi Arabian people have been great allies to the Western world, and have shown great cooperation in dealing with the rest of the world, both economically and politically.
	press.namct.com /content/view/2527/60 (374 words)

	Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd dies at 84 - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com
		Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd dies at 84 - Mideast/N. Africa - MSNBC.com
		Tannen Maury / AP King Fahd of Saudi Arabia is shown in a September 1990 file photo.
		New Saudi king a champion of cautious reform
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8782793 (853 words)

	CBS 11: Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies In Riyadh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		CBS 11: Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies In Riyadh
		RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CBS) Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who moved his country closer to the United States but ruled the world's largest oil producing nation in name only since suffering a stroke in 1995, died early Monday, the Saudi royal court said.
		His funeral will be held Tuesday and he will be buried in the Al-Oud cemetery in central Riyadh, a Saudi official said on condition of anonymity as the details had not been officially announced.
	cbs11tv.com /localnews/topstories_story_213072437.html (1220 words)

	King Fahd of Saudi Arabia reported dead - (United Press International) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May. 27 (UPI) -- Reliable sources in the Saudi capital Riyadh said Friday King Fahd is dead, reports the Saudi Institute.
		King Fahd of Saudi Arabia has been dead since late Wednesday, according to several well-placed sources in the capital Riyadh who spoke to the Saudi Institute, a pro-democracy think tank in Washington, on condition of anonymity.
		There was no confirmation of heightened security alert reported by some western media and denied by the government, who also denied the king is dead, but said he was in the hospital.
	washtimes.com /upi-breaking/20050527-123922-6459r.htm (296 words)

	Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Dies in Riyadh - Nigeria Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who moved his country closer to the United States but ruled the world's largest oil producing nation in name only since suffering a stroke in 1995, died early Monday, the Saudi royal court said.
		In his last years, Fahd was more of a figurehead than the actual ruler â” so he was sidelined as the close relationship he nurtured with the United States deteriorated after the Sept. 11 attacks.
		And Abdullah â” who before coming to power had not been happy with Saudi Arabia's close alliance with and military dependence on the United States and Washington's perceived bias toward Israel â” rebuilt the kingdom's ties with the U.S. He visited President Bush twice at Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, most recently in April 2005.
	ndn.nigeriadailynews.com /templates/?a=4206&z=9 (1320 words)

	KKIA King Khalid International Airport Riyadh
		Note that women are not allowed to drive on public roads in Saudi Arabia, nor to be a passenger in a car with a man who is not an immediate family member.
		KKIA, opened in 1983, is the gateway to the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its heartland, is the national air transport center.
		The date palm, symbolic of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was selected to define the mosque area and the central portion of the terminal complex & the key public areas of the airport.
	www.kkiairport.8k.com (2361 words)

	The Shifting Sands » King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Saudi state television announced that Crown Prince Abdullah had been named as King Fahd’s successor.
		King Fahd had been frail since suffering a stroke a decade ago and had delegated the running of the kingdom’s affairs to Crown Prince Abdullah.
		An official ceremony confirming him as the new king is due to be held on Wednesday.
	www.w2dmb.za.net /2005/08/01/king-fahd-of-saudi-arabia-dies (184 words)

	King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz - Introduction
		As Crown Prince and King, he has overseen the development of Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure, a development on a scale and at a pace that is unprecedented.
		He has consistently argued that lasting peace in any dispute can be achieved only if both parties feel their rights have been recognized, and that the path to peace lies through negotiation based on principles of justice.
		Throughout his life, in the tradition of his predecessors, King Fahd has acknowledged Islam as the foundation of the Kingdom and as the guiding principle for all affairs of state.
	www.kingfahdbinabdulaziz.com /main/a.htm (232 words)

	Twisted Kaiju Theater Forums > King of Saudi Arabia is Dead
		If Saudi Arabia reforms with a more modern leader than they will be more open to trade, and will therefore be another more open participant in the world economy.
		Saudi Arabia comes in third for oil and fourth for petroleum.
		Saudi Arabia is THE largest producer in the world though.
	www.neomonsterisland.com /Forums/lofiversion/index.php?t162.html (860 words)

	KFIA
		The terminal complex is planned to accommodate two major terminals: one for Saudi Arabia national air carrier, and the other for foreign air carriers.
		The terminals and their concourses will face each other across a central area, developed in the manner of a park, extending between the aircraft cross-taxiways at each end of the complex.
		The royal pavillion is for use by the King, his entourage, and foreign dignitaries.
	the-saudi.net /kfia (345 words)

	E-Notes: King Fahd’s Saudi Arabia
		Fahd ranged the Saudis alongside the Carter Administration’s so-called comprehensive approach which emphasized a consensus of the whole rather than the 1973-1977 Kissinger era state-by-state negotiation.
		The Saudis supplied both money and volunteers, the most notable—and notorious—being Osama bin Laden, scion of the Royal Family’s favorite contractors, the bin Ladens from Yemen.
		As for Kuwait, the King archly observed that “Kuwait”—meaning the Royal Family—was then living in Saudi hotels.
	www.fpri.org /enotes/20050812.middleeast.sicherman.fahdsaudiarabia.html (3209 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Middle East \| King Fahd of Saudi Arabia dies
		King Fahd was a man of great vision and leadership who inspired his countrymen for a quarter of a century as king, and for many more before that
		Invited US troops into Saudi Arabia in 1990 to counter the threat of Iraqi invasion
		Many say it contributed to the rise of al-Qaeda whose leader, Osama Bin Laden, was born in Saudi Arabia.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/middle_east/4734175.stm (758 words)

	Saudi Arabia's King Fahd passed away
		Riyadh announced officially today the death of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz and the investiture of Crown Prince Abdullah, his successor, as a King for Saudi Arabia.
		King Fahd is in a stable health condition
		King Fahd is in good health conditions, Riyadh denies announcing state of alert
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/050801/2005080119.html (190 words)

	A Call to the King of Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel Petition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A Call to the King of Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel Petition
		We appeal to you, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques of Mecca and Medina, to take an important step toward peace by recognizing the existence of the Jewish State created by the United Nations in 1948 and sending an ambassador to Jerusalem.
		The A Call to the King of Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel Petition to His Majesty, the King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques was created by all people of peace and written by Diana Appelbaum.
	www.petitiononline.com /recogniz/petition.html (187 words)

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