SPECIAL REPORT -- UPDATE

A report circulated about the imminent death of Crown Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia is not correct, according to a knowledgeable Saudi Arabian source who talked with SUSRIS today. He said the Crown Prince "is fine and will be heading home after his rest in Agadir," Morocco. He added that Crown Prince Sultan had an operation in New York City, which was a success and that "it never was that he had cancer."

Earlier today Stratfor, an online and e-newsletter information service, said "A Stratfor source close to the Saudi royal family confirmed a Jan. 7 Stratfor report on the imminent death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdel-Aziz. The source claims he is in an induced coma, and that members of the royal family traveled to Morocco to escort him to Riyadh, where his death will be announced." 

The informed source who spoke with SUSRIS said the January 7 and 8 reports that Crown Prince Sultan was gravely ill "were baseless and misleading."

SUSRIS will update this special report as additional details are available.