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                                               Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died, royal officials have announced, weeks after he was admitted to hospital. Abdullah, who had ruled since 2005 and was said to be aged about 90, had been suffering from a lung infection. His 79-year-old half-brother, Salman, has been confirmed as the new king. Within hours of his accession to the throne of the oil-rich kingdom, King Salman vowed to maintain the same policies as his predecessors. "We will continue adhering to the correct policies which Saudi Arabia has followed since its establishment," he said in a speech broadcast on state television. Abdullah had suffered frequent bouts of ill health in recent years, a...

                                                          The King of Saudi Arabia The King of Saudi Arabia is Saudi Arabia's head of state and absolute monarch (i.e. head of government). He serves as the head of the Saudi monarchy — House of Saud. The King is called the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (خادم الحرمين الشريفين). The title, which signifies Saudi Arabia's jurisdiction over the mosques of Masjid al Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina, replaced His Majesty (صاحب الجلالة) in 1986.King Abdulaziz (also known as Ibn Saud) began conquering today's Saudi Arabia in 1902, by restoring his family as emirs of Riyadh. He then proceeded to conquer first the Nejd (1922) and then the Hejaz ...

                                                          Young Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلمان ابن عبدالعزيز آل سعود, Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ʾĀl Saʿūd [salˈmaːn bin ʕabdulʕaˈziːz ʔaːl saˈʕuːd]; born 31 December 1935) is the King of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the head of the House of Saud. He had been Minister of Defence since 2011, and was Governor of Riyadh Province from 1963 to 2011. Salman became king on 23 January 2015 following the death of his half brother, King Abdullah. He is a full brother of Fahd, who was king from 1982 to 2005Salman was born on 31 December 1935. He is reported to be the 25th son of Ibn Saud.[3][4] His mother was Hassa Al Sudairi. Salman and his six brothers make up what is referred to as the Sudairi Seven. He was raised in Murabba...

                                  1,000 lashes for "insulting Islam" and disobedience Amnesty said the decision was made after doctors advised against this week's 50 lashes on health grounds. Mr Badawi was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and Amnesty said the decision was made after doctors advised against this week's 50 lashes on health grounds. Mr Badawi was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for "insulting Islam" and disobedience. He was due to receive the lashes over 20 week s and was given the first round on 9 January. In 2008 he founded the Liberal Saudi Network which promoted online debate on religion and politics in Saudi Arabia In 2012 he was charged with insulting Islam and disobedience He was then sentenced to seven years in prison and 600 lashes Last May this w...