{"id":40101,"date":"2015-01-27T21:30:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=40101"},"modified":"2015-01-28T11:03:10","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T03:03:10","slug":"aquino-signs-book-of-condolences-for-late-saudi-king-abdullah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/01\/27\/aquino-signs-book-of-condolences-for-late-saudi-king-abdullah\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquino signs Book of Condolences for late Saudi King Abdullah"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"President<\/a>
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III (Robert Vi\u00f1as \/ Malaca\u00f1ang Photo Bureau)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — President Aquino signed the Book of Condolences for the late Saudi King Abdullah at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Makati City Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The President arrived at the Saudi Arabia embassy 6 p.m. and was received by Isaac Ibrahim Al-Orini, charge d’ affaires of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Linglingay Lacanlale, acting secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n

After the signing of the Book of Condolences, the President stood in front of the picture of the late King Abdullah for a moment of prayer.<\/p>\n

After that, the President was offered a small cup of traditional beverage as part of the Saudi Arabian tradition.<\/p>\n

Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on August 1, 1924, the late King Abdullah served as the head of Saudi Arabia’s government, first deputy prime minister and commander of National Guard.<\/p>\n

After ascending to the throne in 2005, he initiated a range of major economic, social, educational and health projects that brought remarkable changes to the kingdom.<\/p>\n

One of his greatest legacies is in the field of education when he sent thousands of young Saudis to study overseas.<\/p>\n

The King also founded in 2008 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the country’s first co-educational campus.<\/p>\n

On his policies on women, King Abdullah was the first Saudi monarch to appoint women to government positions. In 2003, he appointed 30 women to the Shura Council.<\/p>\n

King Abdullah also promoted interfaith dialogue, making him the first Arab monarch and Saudi King to meet the pope.<\/p>\n

He was also an advocate of constructive global cooperation and he fought actively against terrorism during his reign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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