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- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, left, gives his condolences to Saudi Prince Meshal Bin Abdel Aziz for late king Fahd before performing special prayers at Riyadh’s Turk bin Abdullah mosque Tuesday Aug.2, 2005. The late king died early Monday. He was 84. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
AP – 4 minutes ago
- Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, talks to his Yemeni counterpart Ali Abdullah Saleh before performing special prayers for late Saudi King Fahd at Riyadh’s Turk bin Abdullah mosque Tuesday Aug. 2, 2005. The late king died early Monday. He was 84. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
AP – 6 minutes ago
- This image made from Saudi TV shows Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right and Saudi King Abdullah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2005. Muslim leaders and Saudi princes bade farewell to King Fahd on Tuesday, saying prayers in a packed Riyadh mosque and then burying him in an unmarked desert grave in keeping with the kingdom’s austere version of Islam. (AP Photo/Saudi TV)
AP – 10 minutes ago
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks to his Senegal counterpart Abdoulaye Wade before prayer for the soul of King Fahd at Imam Turki bin Abdullah in Riyadh August 2, 2005. 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. In keeping with the kingdom’s austere Islamic tradition Fahd, who in life enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege, was laid to rest in a sprawling Riyadh cemetery alongside hundreds of other unidentified dirt graves. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim
Reuters – 7 minutes ago
- New Saudi King Abdullah performs prayers during special prayers for late King Fahd at Riyadh’s Turk bin Abdullah mosque Tuesday Aug. 2, 2005. The late king died early Monday, the Saudi royal court said. He was 84. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
AP – 9 minutes ago
- Saudis carry the coffin of late King Fahd before performing special prayers at Riyadh’s Turk bin Abdullah mosque Tuesday Aug.2, 2005. The king died early Monday, the Saudi royal court said (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
AP – 14 minutes ago
- Saudi’s King Abdullah (R) prays for the soul of King Fahd at Imam Turki bin Abdullah in Riyadh August 2, 2005. 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. In keeping with the kingdom’s austere Islamic tradition Fahd, who in life enjoyed enormous wealth and privilege, was laid to rest in a sprawling Riyadh cemetery alongside hundreds of other unidentified dirt graves. REUTERS/Zainal Abd Halim
Reuters – 13 minutes ago
- Saudi Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd, a son of the late King Fahd, carries with others the shrouded body of his father before performing special prayers at Riyadh’s Turk bin Abdullah mosque Tuesday Aug. 2, 2005. King Fahd died early Monday, the Saudi royal court said. He was 84. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
AP – 12 minutes ago
- Pakistani girls watch a live telecast of the funeral of Saudi King Fahd, in Multan, August 2, 2005. Saudia Arabia’s King Fahd was buried on Tuesday in a simple grave at a Riyadh cemetery, Saudi state television said. REUTERS/Asim Tanveer
Reuters – 25 minutes ago
- A Turkish flag next to the statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, flies at half staff in central Istanbul August 2, 2005. Flags flew at half staff in Turkey on Tuesday in respect of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Stringer
Reuters – 27 minutes ago
- A cyclist rides through a gas station in Beijing Tuesday August 2, 2005. World oil prices reached record highs overnight following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd. Analysts say demand from China and the United States have eaten into global excess capacity because of robust growth in both nations, contributing to rising prices. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
AP – Aug 02 12:00 AM
- A car enters a gas station in Beijing Tuesday August 2, 2005. World oil prices reached record highs overnight following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd. Analysts say demand from China and the United States have eaten into global excess capacity because of robust growth in both nations, contributing to rising prices. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
AP – Aug 01 11:59 PM
- Pakistani men watch the news about the death of Saudi King Fahd at an electronic shop in Karachi, August 1, 2005. (Athar Hussain/Reuters)
Reuters – Aug 01 5:06 PM
- A general view of Qatif oil producing plant near Dammam about 300 km (186 miles) northeast of Riyadh is seen in this December 26, 2004 file photo. The world’s top oil exporter Saudi Arabia will stand by its policy of pumping enough oil to satisfy markets and stabilise prices following the death of King Fahd, a leading Saudi diplomat said on August 1, 2005. Photo by Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters
Reuters – Aug 01 5:11 PM
- U.S. President George W. Bush walks with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Abdullah (R) on his ranch in Crawford, Texas in this April 25, 2005 file photo. Saudi Arabia’s Kind Fahd died on August 1, 2005 and Crown Prince Abdullah was swiftly pronounced monarch of the world’s largest oil exporter and key U.S. ally. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters
Reuters – Aug 01 4:59 PM
- Graphic profiles Saudi Arabias King Fahd. (AP Graphic)
AP – Aug 01 3:36 PM
- Saudi King Fahd, seen here in 2002, leader of the world’s top oil exporter and a key US ally, died after a long period of ill health that saw him hand over the reins of power in the last years of his turbulent rule.(AFP/EFE/File/Rafael Diaz)
AFP/EFE/File – Aug 01 2:43 PM
- Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd died on August 1, 2005 and Crown Prince Abdullah was swiftly pronounced monarch of the world’s largest oil exporter and key U.S. ally. Abdullah is shown in this March 31, 2004 file photo. Photo by Herwig Prammer/Reuters
Reuters – Aug 01 2:16 PM
- A Saudi man looks at a television screen showing an old picture of Saudi King Fahd, in Riyadh. World oil prices surpassed 62 dollars for the first time with fears of refinery problems in a tight market worrying traders more than the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)
AFP – Aug 01 1:17 PM
- Rihab Massoud, the Charge d’Affaires for the Saudi Arabian Embassy, makes remarks about the death of King Fahd at the embassy, Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, in Washington. The death of King Fahd marks the first change in the throne in 23 years and has uncorked a jockeying for position in the world’s largest oil producer. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
AP – Aug 01 1:18 PM
- Rihab Massoud, the charge d’Affaires for the Saudi Arabian Embassy, makes remarks about the death of King Fahd at the embassy, Monday, Aug. 1, 2005, in Washington. The death of King Fahd marks the first change in the throne in 23 years and has uncorked a jockeying for position in the world’s largest oil producer. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson))
AP – Aug 01 1:14 PM
- Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin offered his condolences to Saudi Arabia for the passing of King Fahd, seen here in an undated file photo, whom Martin lauded for having promoted peace and stability in the Middle East(AFP/HO/File)
AFP/HO/File – Aug 01 1:05 PM
- Saudi Arabia, a strategic U.S. ally, proclaimed Abdullah its new monarch to succeed King Fahd who died on Monday after steering the world’s largest oil exporter through 23 turbulent years. Abdullah is seen waving during the opening conference on Muslim charity groups in Riyadh in this October 22, 2002 file photo. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji
Reuters – Aug 01 12:09 PM
- The rubble of the World Trade Center smoulders following the terrorist attack September 11 2001 in New York. US President George W. Bush has often faced charges that longstanding ties between his family and the family of Saudi King Fahd, who died after a long illness, clouded his judgment on issues like oil and terrorism.(AFP/File/Alex Fuchs)
AFP/File – Aug 01 11:57 AM
- Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, seen here, has been named ruler of the world’s top oil exporter following the death of his half-brother King Fahd.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)
AFP/File – Aug 01 11:57 AM
- Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd died on August 1, 2005 and Crown Prince Abdullah was swiftly pronounced monarch of the world’s largest oil exporter and key U.S. ally. Abdullah is shown in this March 31, 2004 file photo. (Herwig Prammer/Reuters)
Reuters – Aug 01 11:27 AM
- A Saudi looking at a file portrait of king Fahd on TV in Riyadh. Fahd, leader of the world’s top oil exporter and a key US ally, died after a long period of ill health that saw him hand over the reins of power in the last years of his turbulent rule.(AFP/Hassan Ammar)
AFP – Aug 01 11:03 AM
- A man walks into a shop with posters of the late King Fahd (R) and Crown Prince Abdullah in Riyadh August 1, 2005. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd died Aug 1 and Abdullah was swiftly pronounced monarch of the world’s largest oil exporter and key U.S. ally. (Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters)
Reuters – Aug 01 10:54 AM
- A combo shows a picture of Saudi King Fahd (L) taken in Riyadh in 1994 and Crown Prince Abdullah ibn Abdel Aziz taken in Beirut in 1997. US President Bush offered his condolences to Saudi King Abdullah and congratulated him on assuming the throne after the passing of King Fahd(AFP/File)
AFP/File – Aug 01 10:38 AM
- A general view shows Kuwait’s main oil refinery at al-Ahmady. Oil prices approached a new record today after news of the death of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia unsettled markets, traders said. Fahd, leader of the world’s top oil exporter and a key US ally, died after a long period of ill health that saw him hand over the reins of power in the last years of his turbulent rule.(AFP/File/Yasser Al-Zayyat)
AFP/File – Aug 01 10:06 AM