Ibrahim FerrerAge: 78 Cuban singer who gained fame late in his career with the 1997 release of the Grammy Award–winning album Buena Vista Social Club. Wim Wenders directed a film of the same…
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed bin Salman, 1985–, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, b. Riyadh. The son of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, he received a law degree from King Saud Univ. (2007) and then worked in…
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(Encyclopedia) Abd al-Hamid II, 1842–1918, Ottoman sultan (1876–1909). His uncle, Abd al-Aziz, was deposed from the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1876 by the Young Turks, a liberal…
spiritual leader and founder of Hamas, was assassinated by Israeli forces in March. Israeli officials acknowledged they intended to kill Yassin, who they blame for organizing terrorist…
