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 Arabia's King Fahd, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, died Monday at age 84. Following a background report, two experts discuss the late king's legacy and what lies ahead for for Saudi Arabia.

POOR King Fahd. He stood upon his going for so long that speculation about the Saudi monarchy had come to centre not on the prince who would replace him, or even on the prince who would replace that ...

The death of Fahd in a Riyadh hospital was announced on Monday. He was believed to be 83-years old and suffering from pneumonia. “The Arab and Muslim world has lost an exceptional leader who did not ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- King Fahd, who rose to the Saudi throne in 1982, inadvertently helped fuel the rise of Islamic extremism by making multiple concessions to hard-liners, hoping to boost his ...

Saudi King Fahd was recovering from the pneumonia that sent him to the hospital last week, a hospital official said, citing chest X-rays taken Sunday. The king’s condition was “stable and improving” ...

Aug. 1, 2005 — -- Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, ruler of the world's top oil-producing nation, died early today, the Saudi royal court said. He was said to be 84 years old. "With all sorrow and ...

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The Spanish resort of Marbella is holding three days of mourning to mark the death of Saudi King Fahd. For many years the Saudi ruler was a regular visitor to the southern coast of Spain during summer ...

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