Word: sultan
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...believe we can open a new page. We are in need of it. I sent King Fahd all the details of this agreement. I have been informed by Sultan Qaboos bin Said ((of Oman)) that King Fahd was behind the communique of support issued by the gulf states...
...story is told of the sultan who awoke in the middle of the night and summoned his wizard. "Wizard," he said, "my sleep is troubled. Tell me: What is holding up the earth...
...sultan was satisfied and went back to sleep. He then awoke in a cold sweat and summoned the wizard. "Wizard," he said, "what's holding up the elephant...
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, said in a statement that the gift is "part of the King's effort to serve Islam worldwide." The donation was announced June...
Raising cash was no problem for the Aga Khan's illustrious grandfather, Sultan Sir Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. He simply let followers hoist his 243-lb. frame onto a scale and then match his weight in diamonds or gold -- a quaint practice that lapsed long ago. The present Aga Khan, Prince Karim, retains the reverence that goes with his heritage: he is the spiritual leader of the 15 million Ismaili Muslims, who regard him as a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad. But even though Prince Karim has long been ranked as one of the world's richest...