By
Bill Chappell
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Saudi state TV
reported Friday Saudi King Abdullah died at the age of 90. Brendan Smialowski/AP
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Saudi
Arabia's King Abdullah has died. The health of Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
had previously been a subject of rumors; word emerged earlier this month that
he was indeed ill.
Abdullah
was 90 years old. He ruled Saudi Arabia for nearly 10 years, having assumed the
throne after his brother King Fahd died in 2005.
The
kingdom's new ruler is King Salman, according to state TV.
The
news has just emerged. We'll update this post as we learn new details.
"Abdullah
was born before Saudi Arabia was even a country," NPR's Kelly McEvers
reports for our Parallels blog.
But
in his lifetime, he saw the country rise to prominence — thanks to the
discovery in 1938 of massive oil reserves.
Source:
http://www.npr.org
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