Spain declares day of mourning for King Fahd

The Spanish government declared today a day of mourning following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd, recalling the monarch’s contribution to peace in the Middle East and his strong ties with Spain.

In a statement, the Foreign Ministry underscored Fahd’s role in the plan named after him in the late 1970s which began pushing the idea of an independent Palestinian state which was adopted by the League of Arab Nations and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in 1982.