King Abdullah has died

wretcheddomain · 23-01-2015 01:43AM #1

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 · 23-01-2015 01:47AM

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

ballsymchugh · 23-01-2015 01:48AM

i wonder will his daughters be allowed out now

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

Kristopherus · 23-01-2015 01:49AM

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

AndonHandon · 23-01-2015 01:52AM

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 · 23-01-2015 01:54AM

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

23-01-2015 01:55AM

All hail Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud!

wretcheddomain · 23-01-2015 01:56AM

Deleted User wrote: »

All hail Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud!

Allah hu Akbar!

Thrill · 23-01-2015 02:10AM

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 · 23-01-2015 02:11AM

Was he the wrestler chap?

c_man · 23-01-2015 02:14AM

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 · 23-01-2015 02:17AM

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

worst country in the world

RobertKK · 23-01-2015 02:23AM

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 · 23-01-2015 02:27AM

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 · 23-01-2015 02:28AM

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 · 23-01-2015 02:31AM

Kristopherus wrote: »

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

Abdullah Heffner.

BlaasForRafa · 23-01-2015 03:31AM

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Was he the wrestler chap?

Yep.

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

old_aussie · 23-01-2015 03:34AM

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

AlanS181824 · 23-01-2015 03:37AM

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

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

BlaasForRafa · 23-01-2015 03:45AM

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

votecounts · 23-01-2015 03:49AM

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

AndonHandon · 23-01-2015 03:50AM

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 · 23-01-2015 03:56AM

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 · 23-01-2015 03:59AM

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 · 23-01-2015 04:06AM

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 · 23-01-2015 04:13AM

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 · 23-01-2015 05:18AM

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 · 23-01-2015 05:48AM

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 · 23-01-2015 06:47AM

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 · 23-01-2015 07:06AM

Not right to speak ill of the dead...

But f*ck him anyways

smurfjed · 23-01-2015 08:22AM

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.

King Abdullah has died

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