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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has died, state television reported early on Friday and his brother Salman became king. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Nicki Minaj is set to headline the Jeddah World Fest on July 18 at the King Abdullah Sports Stadium in the Red Sea city in Saudi Arabia.
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who was the world's longest-reigning monarch, died in hospital on Thursday, the palace said in an announcement. Nathan Frandino reports.
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on Thursday, less than a month after he was hospitalized with pneumonia. His half-brother, 79-year-old Crown Prince Salman, will succeed him.
The man who ruled Saudi Arabia as king or de facto regent since the mid 1990's is buried in a simple shroud in an unmarked grave, according to strict Wahhabi tradition. Mana Rabiee reports.