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Article: King Fahd Suggested Not to Attend GCC Summit
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- December 3, 1995
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King Fahd Ibn Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia, who has not decided
whether to take part in the 16th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
summit, has been suggested not to attend.
The Royal Court of Saudi Arabia issued an official statement today
from Riyadh that the monarch is now in good condition, but doctors
suggested him to have a period of rest.
The Royal Court announced Thursday that King Fahd, 73, had been
admitted to hospital for an ordinary medical check-up.
Local press quoted sources in the kingdom as saying that the
monarch apparently suffered a fainting spell but "there is no panic
or concern."
Heads of the GCC member states including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the ...