Word: feisal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Coup-ridden Iraq seldom overthrows its leaders gently. In 1958, Iraqis gunned down King Feisal II and dismembered Premier Nuri as-Said's corpse. When they deposed Soldier-President Abdul Karim Kassem in 1963, the rebels tommy-gunned him, dragged his body to a television studio, then switched on the cameras to show the public the gruesome spectacle. Last week there was an other coup in Iraq, but this time it was relatively civilized...
Saudi Arabia's ex-King Saud is down to his last few dozen concubines, scrimps along on a Swiss bank account that has dwindled to a mere $250 million, and has taken the hint from his brother, King Feisal, who deposed him in 1964, that he's not welcome in his homeland. In Greece, where he now hitches his camel, the 67-year-old monarch could not even summon a smile when his daughter, Princess Apta, 23, presented him with a new grandson named Abdul Aziz. There was good reason for Saud's glumness: he already...
...keep the devil at bay, Feisal last week let it be known that he would not attend the Arab Summit Conference tentatively scheduled to begin in Rabat on Jan. 17. Feisal resents the fact that the conference and its subject-Israel-were arranged at Nasser's behest and convenience, fears that Nasser will put the bite on him for more money. Feisal has no intention of increasing his payments. Indeed, he has taken advantage of the Egyptian withdrawal from Yemen to promote a Royalist offensive against the Republican capital of San'a. If he can dislodge the Yemeni...
...Feisal's hopes have been frustrated. The Royalist drive, which cost him an estimated $300 million in arms and outright bribes, bogged down last month when paid Royalist agents reneged on a promise to stage an uprising within the capital. Royalist troops still surround San'a, exchanging fire with Republican units by day and shelling the city at night, but they lack the tanks and armored trucks necessary to finish the job. The longer they delay, the harder their task becomes. The Republican army is fast getting arms and training from Russia, which has stepped into Nasser...
Rival Groups. Not all of Feisal's worries come from without. He must also contend with his 40-odd half brothers, all princes, who are maneuvering to place their own man on the throne when Feisal, now approaching 65 and suffering from stomach ulcers, retires or dies. So far, the King has managed to play one faction off against the other. To hold their brotherly love, he also distributes monthly allowances ranging from $8,444 for minor princes to $333,000 for the officially designated crown prince, sees that they get "commissions" on every foreign investment in Saudi Arabia...