Monday, August 1 2005 14:15 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's ruler, King Fahd, died early today (August 1, 2005) in Riyadh, according to a hospital official where the monarch was being treated and an adviser to the royal family.

"The king died early this morning," said an official at the King Faisal Specialized Hospital in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, who declined to be identified because the death of Fahd, who was believed to be 82, had not been officially announced.