Western media are reporting Thursday evening that Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, believed to be 91, has died of pneumonia.
https://twitter.com/MsIntervention/status/558400438605987840
Saudi television cuts to Koranic verses, often signifying the death of a senior royal – King Abdullah has been in hospital for several weeks
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) January 22, 2015
Saudi King Abdullah dead: royal court statement read on state television
— Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) January 22, 2015
Statement on #Saudi TV confirms King Abdullah has died Crown Prince Salman becomes King. Abdullah will be buried tomorrow afternoon
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) January 22, 2015
The death of #Abdullah underscores once again how much we rely on personalities rather than systems in the Middle East.
— Danielle Pletka (@dpletka) January 22, 2015
#Saudi King Abdullah has died. Crown Prince Salman named king.
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 22, 2015
Will #Saudi now name a deputy crown prince from 2nd generation? Death of Abdullah about to spark some court drama.
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) January 22, 2015
It looks that way.
The new Saudi king Salman has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and at many times cannot remember his own name http://t.co/vRwmbQO21I
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 22, 2015
Prince Muqrin announced new Crown Prince: official Saudi TV
— Rohollah Faghihi (@FaghihiRohollah) January 22, 2015
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A very compact biography comes from Andrew Hammond of the European Council on Foreign Relations:
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Thousands who have been killed by the Saudi tyrant's money in #Egypt is waiting him in a just place where his Riyals are of no value
— Islam Abdel-Rahman (@IslamRahman) January 22, 2015
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What next? Bad news for the most part.
#KingAbdullah dies as violence engulfs #Yemen’s capital, just to #SaudiArabia’s south. What happens now? #AC360 8p pic.twitter.com/1ZozXTy5Vk
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) January 23, 2015
#SaudiArabia entering what is likely to be prolonged succession/governance crisis. hard to imagine worse time given oil price, #Isis, Yemen
— Richard N. Haass (@RichardHaass) January 22, 2015
#SaudiArabia king dies on the day #Yemen president resigns! Even fate coming from Saudi decides 2 intervene in Yemen and make things worse.
— SafAnisah (@safa_karman) January 23, 2015
Breaking news – reports Saudi King Abdullah dies..what next for a critical Mid East nation?
— Greta Van Susteren (@greta) January 22, 2015
@greta hopefully freedom of speech, women's rights and freedom of religion.
— commonsense (@commonsense258) January 22, 2015
@greta one tyrant replaces another. No changes, carry on, nothing to see here.
— KwesoniusMaximus (@Kwesi_Booker) January 22, 2015
@greta @ShaunfromEP @KatiePavlich @ensignbay Better question is who is next in line for Obama to bow to.
— J Michael❌ Veit ?? (@jmichaelveit) January 22, 2015
.@Liz_Cheney on the death of Saudi King #Abdullah: “This has been a very bad day for America and her allies.” @FoxNews @greta
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) January 23, 2015
How should Obama admin respond to death of Saudi King #Abdullah? @Liz_Cheney: “I hope they do more than send James Taylor over” @FoxNews
— Martha MacCallum (@marthamaccallum) January 23, 2015
What a day, huh?
https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/558410271824576514
https://twitter.com/IMZ_Politics/status/558410135299579904
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