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Reuters
Alert Net - Saudi officials say Fahd in stable condition
[Saturday, May 28 - 11:50 GMT]
Saudi Arabia's King
Fahd is now in stable condition, a day after he was taken to hospital with
pneumonia, Saudi officials said on Saturday. They said the king, in his
early 80s and incapacitated by a stroke since 1995, had undergone treatment
to have water drained from his lungs. "He has now stabilized," one
official said. Fears about the king's condition had heightened on Friday
after a royal statement urged Saudis to pray for his recovery. The palace
has issued no further update on his health.
BBC - Saudi
uncertainty over sick king
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd is being treated in hospital amid conflicting
reports about his state of health.
Reuters -
Saudi King Fahd doing well in hospital - agency
Saudi
Arabia's King Fahd, ruler of the world's top oil exporter and a close ally
of the United States, was taken to hospital on Friday but officials said he
was doing well. Fears about the
king's health had heightened earlier after a royal statement urged the
monarch's subjects to pray for his recovery. Medical sources said he had
pneumonia and high fever.
 USA
Today - Saudi King Fahd hospitalized; conflicting reports on alert
King Fahd,
whose efforts to strengthen ties between Saudi Arabia — the world's
largest oil exporter — and the United States provoked the wrath of Islamic
militants, was hospitalized Friday, apparently suffering from pneumonia.
Bloomberg
- Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Hospitalized in Riyadh
King Fahd is
in good condition and medical tests are continuing, the Saudi Press Agency
said late today, attributing the account to an official it didn't identify.
Doctors said they believe the monarch is suffering from pneumonia
 Reuters
- Saudi adviser denies country on alert
"The country is not on alert and leave has not been canceled,"
Adel al-Jubeir, the king's foreign policy adviser, told Reuters in a
telephone interview.
Arab News -
King Fahd in Good Health
“King Fahd
entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh this evening to undergo
some medical examinations,” said the announcement carried by the Saudi
Press Agency.
 Al
Jazeera.com - Saudi King Fahd admitted to hospital
King Fahd, believed
to be aged 84, has been Saudi Arabia’s monarch since 1982.. ..His health
started to deteriorate in November 29, 1995 when he suffered a heart stroke,
and Crown Prince Abdullah has performed most of the duties of the Saudi head
of state since then.
BBC -
Profile: Saudi King Fahd
King Fahd has been Saudi Arabia's monarch since 1982 when King Khalid
died. But, after suffering a stroke in 1995, he has been little more than a
figurehead, with Crown Prince Abdullah performing most of the head-of-state
functions.
The Saudi
Net - Bio
Born in 1921 (1340
H), King Fahd studied at the Prince's School and later at the Saudi
Institute in Makkah Al Mukarramah. In 1953 (1371 H), during the reign of
King Saud, he was appointed the country's first Minister of Education,
energetically contributing to the development of Education in the Kingdom.
In 1962 (1381 H), he was appointed Minister of the Interior, and in 1967
(1387 H) Second Deputy Premier. In 1975 (1395 H) during the era of King
Khaled, he became Crown Prince and First Deputy Premier. He became King of
Saudi Arabia in 1982 (1402 H) following the death of King Khaled. Throughout
his political career, King Fahd participated in and led various Saudi
delegations, thus acquiring the expertise needed to take important decisions
in both domestic and international domains. His early activities included
attending the U. N. inauguration meeting in San Francisco in 1945 (1364 H).
Also:
King
Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Web Site
SaudInf.com
- Chronology - The Life and Times of King Fahd
1923: Born,
son of King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud), founder of the
modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1945: Member
of the Saudi delegation to the signing of the United Nations Charter in San
Francisco
1953:
Appointed first Minister
of Education
1959: Led the
Saudi delegation to the 32nd session of the League of Arab States in
Casablanca, Morocco
1960: Led the
Saudi delegation to the 33rd session of the League of Arab States in Lebanon
1962:
Appointed Minister
of the Interior
1965:
Represented Saudi Arabia at the Cairo meeting of Arab heads of state
1967: Assumed
position of Second Deputy Prime Minister
1970: Led
Saudi delegation in talks with British leaders to discuss future of the
Arabian Gulf
1970:
Witnessed the launching of the Kingdom's first Five-Year Development Plan
1974: First
official visit to Washington D.C. established Saudi Arabian/U.S. Joint
Commission on Economic Co-operation
1975: Became
Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister
1978: Led
Saudi delegation to the Arab Summit in Baghdad
1981: Proposed
innovative Eight-Point Peace Plan to resolve the Arab/Israeli conflict
1981:
Represented the Kingdom at the North/South Conference in Cancun, Mexico
1982:
Proclaimed fifth King of Saudi Arabia on 13th June, succeeding King Khalid
1982: League
of Arab States unanimously adopted King Fahd's Eight-Point Peace Plan to
resolve the Arab/Israeli conflict
1985:
Announced the Kingdom's fourth Five-Year Plan
1986:
Inaugurated the King
Fahd Causeway, linking Saudi Arabia to Bahrain
1987: Hosted
the eighth summit of the Gulf
Co-operation Council (GCC)
in Riyadh
1987: Made
state visits to Britain and France
1988: Signed
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
1988:
Initiated diplomatic efforts to end the Iraq/Iran war
1988: Attended
the extraordinary meeting of the League of Arab States summit in Algeria
1989: Hosted
Lebanese leaders in Taif,
Saudi Arabia, for the signing of the national reconciliation accord
1989: State
visit to Egypt
1989: Attended
League of Arab States summit in Morocco
1990: Signed
border demarcation accord with Oman
1990: Sent
more than one million copies of the Holy
Qur'an, the first shipment of the Holy Book to the Soviet Union, for
distribution amongst Muslims
1990:
Condemned Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and helped to put together a coalition
of forces to end the aggression
1992: Sent
Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal to attend Moscow Middle East peace talks
1992:
Announced new regulations for the Basic System of Government,
the Provincial System and the Majlis Al Shoura (Consultative
Council)
1992:
Condemned Serbian aggression in Bosnia/Herzegovina; met with Bosnian
President Alija Izetbegovitch; called for international action to halt the
aggression; directed the effort to end the fighting and to ease the
suffering of civilians; hosted the extraordinary meeting of the Organization
of the Islamic Conference on Bosnia/Herzegovina
1993: Hosted
meeting of Afghan leaders in the Holy
city of Makkah for signing of national reconciliation accord
1993: Sent
Saudi forces to serve in United Nations' peace-keeping contingent in Somalia
1993:
Inaugurated the Majlis Al Shoura (Consultative
Council)
1993:
Introduced new regulations for the Council
of Ministers
1993: Hosted
14th GCC
Summit in Riyadh
1993: donated
US$100 million for social
services and utility projects in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
1993: Approved
a new Higher
Education Council and universities
system
1994:
Completed expansion projects of Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah
1994: Called
for resolution of Yemen crisis through dialogue
1994: Donated
funds for the restoration of Islam's third holiest shrine and two other
mosques in Jerusalem
1995:
Announced sixth Five-Year Development Plan
1996: Assigned
Crown Prince Abdullah to the Saudi/Syrian/Egyptian meeting in Damascus and
the Arab Summit in Cairo
Source:
The Saudi Arabian Information Resource
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