Saudi state TV reported Friday morning, local time, that King Abdullah had died at 90. The monarch’s health was a known concern last April, when TIME took a long look at the state of affairs between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and the relationship between the King and President Barack Obama.
Though interactions between the two nations were showing signs of stress, they still provided a window into the world of the King:
The King requires a certain amount of TLC. “This is a very personalized relationship. It’s always the King and the President,” says Elliott Abrams, a former Bush White …read more
Source: Time
