King Abdullah has died

wretcheddomain

The Custodian of the Two Mosques has died.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has died and his brother Salman has become the kingdom's new ruler.

The death was announced in a statement broadcast on Saudi state TV, which reported the monarch passed away at 1am local time on Friday.

The 79-year-old successor King Salman has named his half-brother Muqrin as his crown prince and heir.

"His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1am this morning," the statement said.

Abdullah, 90, took power in 2005 after the death of his half-brother King Fahd.

http://news.sky.com/story/1413245/saudi-arabias-king-abdullah-dies-aged-90

RIP

longshanks

I've just realised I have a wagamama cookbook on my bookshelf.

ballsymchugh

i wonder will his daughters be allowed out now

http://www.channel4.com/news/saudi-princesses-sahar-jawaher-king-abdullah-barack-obama

Kristopherus

So he's gone off looking for 40 virgins. And him being 90 and all

AndonHandon

As a nation who gets into bed with the Western world, we, as Irish people, cannot maintain neutrality and hope our leaders do anything other than express condolences at the death of this king.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

B*llocks. That email about the dead king wasn't just a hoax.

All hail Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud!

wretcheddomain

Deleted User wrote: »

All hail Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud!

Allah hu Akbar!

Thrill

I've read that his brother Salman, who replaces him as king, suffers from Alzheimer's and sometimes cannot even remember his own name.

Sofiztikated

Was he the wrestler chap?

c_man

Thrill wrote: »

I've read that his brother Salman, who replaces him as king, suffers from Alzheimer's and sometimes cannot even remember his own name.

FFer?

nokia69

Hell is not hot enough, nor eternity long enough for that scumbag

worst country in the world

RobertKK

nokia69 wrote: »

Hell is not hot enough, nor eternity long enough for that scumbag

worst country in the world

It is better than North Korea, but we really are scraping the bottom of the oil barrel here.

nokia69

RobertKK wrote: »

It is better than North Korea, but we really are scraping the bottom of the oil barrel here.

we don't allow north Korea to spend billions building mosques all over the world promoting terrorism in the west

Defender OF Faith

With the King death and with only two of Al Saud sons remaining there is much unrest and potential for disunity now in the kingdom, and a clash between various factions (theological, political, social, and others) looms ominously ahead.

DVDM93

Kristopherus wrote: »

So he's gone off looking for 40 virgins. And him being 90 and all

Abdullah Heffner.

BlaasForRafa

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Was he the wrestler chap?

Yep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUNg89m63fY

old_aussie

King abdullah has died...........tell someone who cares

AlanS181824

Sad when anyone dies but that man was an evil prick.

Hope now maybe his poor daughters will be allowed to leave.

BlaasForRafa

The only way this news could be improved is if Robert Mugabe also died today.

votecounts

I hope none of our politicians offer condolences for that prick, whose country treats women like animals. I bet Enda the idiot will

AndonHandon

Defender OF Faith wrote: »

With the King death and with only two of Al Saud sons remaining there is much unrest and potential for disunity now in the kingdom, and a clash between various factions (theological, political, social, and others) looms ominously ahead.

It's like you light a match and crawl around looking to set something alight.

Insect Overlord

Defender OF Faith wrote: »

With the King death and with only two of Al Saud sons remaining there is much unrest and potential for disunity now in the kingdom, and a clash between various factions (theological, political, social, and others) looms ominously ahead.

Sounds like the start of a bonus level at the end of Golden Axe.
/Mega-Drive memories

AlanS181824

votecounts wrote: »

I hope none of our politicians offer condolences for that prick, whose country treats women like animals. I bet Enda the idiot will

It is with great eh... Sadness that eh... We offer.... Eh.... We eh....

Egginacup

wretcheddomain wrote: »

The Custodian of the Two Mosques has died.



RIP

You're sad that this wanker is dead?
A shitbag who did nothing of note for his entire life....except sit in the lap of luxury and flog oil because he sat on it.

Gas (pardon the pun)!
Obama sending his "condolences" to a great ruler.:pac:

Didn't this dick send tanks into Bahrain not long ago to destroy pro-democracy demonstrations under the watchful eye of Obama.
Didn't this flabby rich scumbag state that there were thousands of tanks right on the border with Iraq in 1990 so as to kick off Gulf War 1

RIP for this rodent? ha.

jank

Egginacup wrote: »

You're sad that this wanker is dead?
A shitbag who did nothing of note for his entire life....except sit in the lap of luxury and flog oil because he sat on it.

Gas (pardon the pun)!
Obama sending his "condolences" to a great ruler.:pac:

Didn't this dick send tanks into Bahrain not long ago to destroy pro-democracy demonstrations under the watchful eye of Obama.
Didn't this flabby rich scumbag state that there were thousands of tanks right on the border with Iraq in 1990 so as to kick off Gulf War 1

RIP for this rodent? ha.

Eh, I think Saddam Hussein invading Kuwait and then threatening Saudi Arabia had more to do it than some internal tank movements.

Iwasfrozen

Egginacup wrote: »

You're sad that this wanker is dead?
A shitbag who did nothing of note for his entire life....except sit in the lap of luxury and flog oil because he sat on it.

Gas (pardon the pun)!
Obama sending his "condolences" to a great ruler.:pac:

Didn't this dick send tanks into Bahrain not long ago to destroy pro-democracy demonstrations under the watchful eye of Obama.
Didn't this flabby rich scumbag state that there were thousands of tanks right on the border with Iraq in 1990 so as to kick off Gulf War 1

RIP for this rodent? ha.

I actually agree with one of your posts. Trippy.

nokia69 wrote: »

we don't allow north Korea to spend billions building mosques all over the world promoting terrorism in the west

I'm not sure North Korea would want to spend billions building mosques all over the world promoting terrorism in the west.

BlaasForRafa

Iwasfrozen wrote: »

I'm not sure North Korea would want to spend billions building mosques all over the world promoting terrorism in the west.

North Korea is already bad enough as it is, just imagine if it was an islamic country!

smcgiff

Kristopherus wrote: »

So he's gone off looking for 40 virgins. And him being 90 and all

Be grand, when you go to Muslim heaven you revert to 33 years old. Be grand

henryporter

Not right to speak ill of the dead...





But f*ck him anyways

smurfjed

Sad to see him go, he was a good man. Its just a pity that he had such a short time as King as he made tremendous changes to Saudi Arabia and to the people.

PBUH.

eviltwin

So he's dead. Big deal. Didn't know that about his daughters. Sick.

Antar Bolaeisk

nokia69 wrote: »

Hell is not hot enough, nor eternity long enough for that scumbag

worst country in the world

He was seen as being very progressive over here.

BeerWolf

To hell with him and the Saudis...

Teyla Emmagan

Awful family, horrific country to be unfortunate enough to live in.

The sooner all those fundamentalist loopers are dead the better.

VickieVexed

Kristopherus wrote: »

So he's gone off looking for 40 virgins. And him being 90 and all

Oh, he'll get his 40 virgins alright, pity nobody told him the virgins are all men.

weisses

Sad he died ........ Because oil prices are rising

padd b1975

He had a cool beard.

BoJack Horseman

Send the widow a commiseratory ham.

BeerWolf

weisses wrote: »

Sad he died ........ Because oil prices are rising

Knee jerk reaction, it'll go back to being low for the year.

Hoop66

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

The only way this news could be improved is if Robert Mugabe also died today.

And you had him, Abdullah and Leon Brittan in your celebrity death league

* crosses fingers *

Tabnabs

Only the good die young...

force eleven

One of the most repressive regimes in the world, and Obama & Co fawning over him. Pretty sick really, but not surprising.

LookingFor

The hypocrisy of western leaders lining up to big up this guy. A brutal country. The sooner 'we' are free of oil the better.

Palmach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRMOMjCoR58

conorhal

Thrill wrote: »

I've read that his brother Salman, who replaces him as king, suffers from Alzheimer's and sometimes cannot even remember his own name.

Still a better leader then Kenny.

Fratton Fred

Thrill wrote: »

I've read that his brother Salman, who replaces him as king, suffers from Alzheimer's and sometimes cannot even remember his own name.

That's two of us then.

I can't remember his name either.

BeerWolf

LookingFor wrote: »

The hypocrisy of western leaders lining up to big up this guy. A brutal country. The sooner 'we' are free of oil the better.

I sincerely looking forward to seeing Saudi Arabia get consumed by the deserts and absorbed into the volatility of the rest of the Middle East once their oil's gone, and the West couldn't give two ****s about them after.

Woodville56

conorhal wrote: »

Still a better leader then Kenny.

Have you lived under Saudi rule then conorhal ? If you would call "disappearing" or mutilating anyone who disagrees with your regime or policies a better form of leadership than our own albeit imperfect democratically elected one, then good for you! Our little state is in the halfpenny place in the corruption stakes when compared with the Saudi " oil is power" regime. Anyone for Saudi style democracy here then ?

jamesbere

When's the removal

endacl

The dead king was 90. His son, the new king is 79. Just how fcuked up is Saudi society, that young fellas are producing their first son a ELEVEN YEARS OLD?!?!?!?