Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
saudi king abdullahlatest news & developments
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah died on Friday morning weeks after being admitted to hospital.
ANGUS MCDOWALL

World leaders due in Saudi Arabia to offer condolences

Several leaders, including US President Barack Obama, will visit Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman after the death of his predecessor, King Abdullah.

  • Angus McDowall
2 min read
JACOB ZUMA

Zuma: Saudi king a mediator and peacemaker

​President Jacob Zuma has sent condolences to the family of Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud following news of his death on Friday.

  • Sapa
  • Angus McDowall
5 min read
Over the past month, security forces have embarked on a campaign of forced disarmament that pastoralist leaders say has been accompanied by shooting of civilians, mass detentions and beatings. (Tiksa Negeri/Reuters)
KING ABDULLAH

Amnesty head on the death of Saudi King Abdullah: Don’t forget Raef Badawi

In the wake of King Abdullah’s death, Amnesty International head Salil Shetty criticised the Saudi regime for being "insensitive to human rights".

  • Lee Keath
  • Abdullah Al-Shihri
10 min read
SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi king gives women right to vote

Saudi King Abdullah has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections — the only public polls in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read