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Saudi royals, officials visit king in hospital after surgery
Reuters – Sun, Nov 25, 2012
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The stability of the world's biggest oil exporter and an important regional U.S. ally is of global concern as the kingdom holds more than a fifth of the world's crude reserves and is a venue for millions of Muslim pilgrims every year.
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Abdullah underwent a similar operation in October last year and had back surgery twice in the United States in 2010 for a herniated disc, after which spent three months outside Saudi Arabia recuperating.
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Saudi King Abdullah clinically dead: Report
Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:14PM GMT

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has slipped into a coma and is clinically dead nearly a week after a 14-hour-long back surgery in a hospital in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, a report says.
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Och Mensch, das ist ja geradezu tragisch. Dabei hat man den großen Staatsmann und wichtigsten regionalen Verbündeten der USA doch erst vor zwei Jahren in einem US-Krankenhaus wieder aufgepäppelt. Und nun das...