 Ailing Saudi King Fahd, who has been in hospital since May 27, was in stable condition, a Saudi official said Wednesday night, following rumours that his condition had deteriorated or that he had even died. "The state of the king is stable; he has actually been getting better," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Rumours of the king's health had earlier caused the Saudi stock exchange to drop 3.2 percent and also hit the dollar on foreign exchange markets. A medical source contacted by AFP said there had not been "any change in the condition of King Fahd" since his hospitalisation. |