Saudi power shifts could shake world

The death of King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia this week was a reminder that it won’t be long until a real transition in power takes place in the oil-rich monarchy.

Fahd had been ruler in name only since he suffered a stroke in 1995. Crown Prince Abdullah has been the effective ruler of Saudi Arabia since then. Little changed when he took the title of king.

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