Saudi Arabian King Dies, Crown Prince Named New Ruler

Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - King Fahd of Saudi Ababia passed away at a Riyadh hospital of an unspecified illness on Monday morning, Saudi media announced. "With deep sorrow and pain, the royal court ... mourns the death of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd due to illness," said a statement read on state-run Saudi television. The king, who was 84 years old, had been incapacitated since suffering a stroke in 1995. Since then, the country has been run by Prince Abdallah, who was named in the statement as the new monarch.