Royal loss for Saudis

SAUDI ARABIA

SAUDI Arabia’s Prince Saud al- Faisal, formerly the world’s longestserving foreign minister, who oversaw four decades of turbulent diplomacy for the oil- rich kingdom, died on Thursday. A statement from the Royal Court said Prince Saud, who was born in 1940, died in the US. Funeral prayers will be held tonight in the holy city of Mecca.