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Neither in private nor in public is there any serious talk about doing away with the monarchy. In the Saudi system, King Khalid reigns, but Crown Prince Fahd rules. Austere, gentle and frail, the King had open-heart surgery in 1972 at Cleveland Clinic and last year underwent hip surgery at Wellington Hospital in London. He limits his duties to seeing of heads of state, although he is consulted on all important decisions. But the day-to-day running the country is in the hands of Fahd, a heavy set man who exudes warmth and good humor. The Crown Prince...
...known as Ibn Saud. With the support of the Wahhabis, he reconquered Riyadh and began to establish the modern kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Abdul Aziz died in 1953, at about age 73, and has been succeeded by his sons Saud (1953-64), Faisal (1964-75) and the present King Khalid...
Saudi Arabia and Iran, on the other hand, are determined that the Soviets should not expand their power center in the Horn of Africa and are prepared to help defend Somalia against any invasion. Last month King Khalid and the Shah of Iran met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and agreed on joint action in the Horn, including the sending of French-made tanks to the Somalis...
Under Saudi religious law, adulterers are punished by being stoned to death in public. According to some reports, however, Princess Mashall's sentence was "commuted" to shooting, perhaps because she was the granddaughter of Prince Mohammed, King Khalid's eldest brother (a notoriously ill-tempered man whose nickname is Abu Sharein, Father of the Double Evil). Although the princess's fate received the full Fleet Street treatment, other similar incidents in Saudi Arabia have passed virtually unnoticed. Last year, for example, another princely brother of King Khalid reportedly drowned one of his daughters in a swimming pool when he learned...
...Chairman's private dining room and agreed on a joint 1:15 p.m. announcement that the U.S. was going into the markets. Blumenthal immediately communicated the decision to Carter. The President had been getting an earful about the dollar on his tour from King Khalid of Saudi Arabia and the Shah of Iran...