Category Archive for 'Facts'

The Saudi succession

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

THE death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd at 84 and the formal accession of his successor, King Abdul…

A king between Mecca and Mammon

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

When, in 1981, Margaret Thatcher met Fahd bin Abdul Aziz for the first time, she came away unimpr…

Legacy of a King

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2005

A great leader, much loved by his people, King Fahd was the son of the founder of the Kingdom of …

Early life and development

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005

Fahd was a son of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Saud, the first monarch and founder of modern…