This is a statement that the royal palace that night reported the news of the death of Abdullah. The sovereign has died at the age of 90 years. He was suffering from pneumonia and in particular had been hospitalized many times in recent years. It must be buried on Friday.
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud had acceded to the throne in 2005 upon the death of his half brother Fahd.
This is now another of his half brothers, Salman, who succeeded him. Salman is 79 years old. He was appointed crown prince in 2012. He also served as defense minister.
Succession is organized to the point that also knows the name of the new crown prince. This is Moqren, also a half-brother Abdullah. It is 69 years old.
Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil powers in the world. The country is also home to the first two holy places of Islam.
