Riyadh: More foreign leaders flocked to Saudi Arabia paying their respects to King Salman on Sunday, as the normally grid locked streets of Riyadh turned quiet during a day of mourning for his predecessor Abdullah.
The latest arrivals included Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, Belgium's King Philippe, Libya's internationally-recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani, and President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela.
From across the Arab and Muslim worlds, from Europe, Asia, and America, presidents, prime ministers and sheikhs have flown in to express condolences.It is a recognition of the Islamic kingdom's power as the world's leading oil exporter, a political heavyweight in a region threatened by extremist violence, and as home to Islam's holiest sites.
