Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies

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"His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1am this morning," the statement said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30945324

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10214554

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(CNN)Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud has died, according to an announcement on Saudi state TV. He was 90.

The next king will be Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz, state television reported early Friday.

The announcement of his death comes several weeks after the state-run Saudi Press Agency said Abdullah was suffering from pneumonia and had been admitted to the hospital.

State television showed throngs of mourners gathered in Mecca.

King Abdullah became king of the oil-rich nation, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, in August 2005. But he'd been running Saudi Arabia since 1996, following his half-brother King Fahd's stroke.

In the context of the kingdom's conservative circles, Abdullah was seen as reformer and often came up against the more hard-line clerics.

Since ascending to the throne, Abdullah took steps toward broader freedoms and invested some of the country's vast oil wealth in large-scale education and infrastructure projects.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/22/middleeast/saudi-arabia-king-abdullah-dies/

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If one dies of old age do they still get the virgins?

Anyway God bless him and the huge family he has.

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If one dies of old age do they still get the virgins?

Anyway God bless him and the huge family he has.

Yes, thanks for the terrorists. 911 wouldn't have possible without Wahhabi scumbags like him.

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one post removed for profanity.

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Bloody hypocrites. Ordinary Saudi's get stoned to death for much less.

) 1. © Summary: Behind the facade of Wahabi conservatism in the streets, the underground nightlife for Jeddah's elite youth is thriving and throbbing. The full range of worldly temptations and vices are available -- alcohol, drugs, sex -- but strictly behind closed doors. This freedom to indulge carnal pursuits is possible merely because the religious police keep their distance when parties include the presence or patronage of a Saudi royal and his circle of loyal attendants, such as a Halloween event attended by ConGenOffs on October 29. Over the past few years, the increased conservatism of Saudi Arabia's external society has pushed the nightlife and party scene in Jeddah even further underground. End summary. Elite party like the rest of the world, --------------------------------------- just underground ----------------- 2. © Along with over 150 young Saudis (men and women mostly in their 20's and early 30's), ConGenOffs accepted invitations to an underground Halloween party at Prince Faisal al Thunayan's (protect) residence in Jeddah on October 29. Inside the gates, past the Nigerian security guards and after the abaya coat-check, the scene resembled a nightclub anywhere outside the Kingdom: plentiful alcohol, young couples dancing, a DJ at the turntables, and everyone in costume.

https://wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/09JEDDAH443_a.html#efmAZVAZfAdBAe8Ae-AiQBZBBaV

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Western politicians being 'saddened' by this is pretty disgraceful. Clear example of how business trumps morality. Cameron and Obama can go eff themselves