1.   He was aghast when a young reporter confused the names of two former Saudi monarchs, Ibn Saud and just plain Saud.

2.   His import was that if a Saudi monarch were to go against the Arab street, he would soon find himself dead.

3.   The words, after all, were spoken by a son of the late King Faisal, the Saudi monarch whose antipathy for Israel was legendary.

4.   Prince Majed, a brother of King Fahd and governor of Mecca, performed the ceremony on behalf of the Saudi monarch.

5.   Prince Majed, the governor of Mecca who is a brother of King Fahd, performed the ceremony on behalf of the Saudi monarch.

6.   Egyptian newspapers earlier in the week said Mubarak planned to consult with the Saudi monarch on ways to get the peace process going again.

7.   He was to visit Fahd in December, but the much-heralded meeting was postponed after the Saudi monarch fell sick.

8.   It was the fourth time this year that the Saudi monarch has been admitted to the hospital.

9.   King Fahd, the Saudi monarch, gave his condolences to the families of those killed in the fire.

10.   Khalid is the nephew of the Saudi monarch, King Fahd, and son of the defense minister, Prince Sultan.