Pursuits
Saudi King a No Show as Treasures Glitter in Louvre Exhibition
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Paris is abuzz with rumors about King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and why he didn’t show up, as planned, at the opening of the Louvre’s first show devoted to his country.
Was he furious at an article in the newspaper "Le Figaro" quoting him on June 29 -- falsely, say the Saudis -- as having said to Herve Morin, the French minister of defense, that two countries, Iran and Israel, didn’t deserve to exist?