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Speaking of Saudi Arabia................

http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/saudi_arabia

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's King Fahd was buried in a simple unmarked grave on Tuesday after a brief funeral to mourn the monarch who ruled the oil superpower for more than two turbulent decades.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050802/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_saudi_arabia_1

WASHINGTON - Vice President will lead the American delegation to Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Fahd and the accession of King Abdullah.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/01/AR2005080100138.html

Abdullah Becomes Saudi King On Death of Half Brother Fahd

DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 1 -- King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, whose strategic alliance with the United States prompted a far-reaching backlash by Islamic radicals, died Monday and was succeeded by his half brother, Crown Prince Abdullah, in a swift and scripted transition that signaled policy continuity in the world's largest oil exporter.