Saudi Arabia eulogizes two of its young princes
Saudi Arabia, Local, 7/24/2002

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday eulogized two of its young princes. They are Prince Ahmad Bin Salman who died on Monday of a heart attack in Riyadh, and Prince Sultan Bin Faisal Bin Turkey who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday while he was on his way to attend the funeral ceremony of his cousin.

Prince Ahmad, son of the ruler of the capital city of Riyadh, Prince Salman, brother of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, died at King Faisal's specialized hospital in the Saudi capital at age 44, following a two months medical treatment.

A Joint prayer was held for the two losses at the mosque of Imam Turkey Bin Abdullah, the greatest of the Saudi mosques.

Prince Sultan, 41 years old, is the nephew of King Fahd. He died while he was on his way from Taif, where he was on vacation, to Riyadh to attend Ahmad's funeral.

Previous Stories:
  Al-Jazeera: One armed Saudi citizen storms the Qatari consulate, surrenders   (7/12/2002)
  Saudi Arabia temporarily prevents pilgrims from Syria, Pakistan   (7/9/2002)
  Riyadh: two explosives under the cars of one American, one British   (7/1/2002)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search