RIYADH (AFP) – More foreign leaders flocked to Saudi Arabia paying their respects to King Salman Sunday, as the normally gridlocked streets of Riyadh turned quiet on a day of mourning for his predecessor Abdullah.Singapores Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean arrived, as did Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, and Libyas internationally-recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani.From across the Arab and Muslim worlds, from Europe, Asia, and America, presidents, prime ministers and sheikhs have flown in to express condolences.It is a recognition of the Islamic kingdoms power as the worlds leading oil exporter, a political heavyweight in a …read more
Source: Dunya TV
