While addressing this Assembly in 1967, His Late Majesty King Mahendra said, and I quote,

Ali, from Jordan, visits the Automobile Museum, where he took a few pictures of cars which were owned by the late King Hussein.

The names were chosen in honour of Edward's late uncle, who was known to his family as Eddy or Edward, and his great grandfather King Christian IX of Denmark.

The late king also had a younger son, Miguel, but he was exiled in Austria after leading a number of revolutions against his father and his liberal regime.

The Regency council under the late King's brother Richard Duke of Gloucester, concluded that this was a case of bigamy, invalidating the second marriage and the legitimacy of all children of Edward IV by this marriage.

Many Arab intellectuals know about, and have read for, Jose Saramago.

From the UAE, Sultan Al Qassemi tweets

My sadness for losing you is similar to having lost one of my dearest relatives.

Dr Ghazi Al Gosaibi. Image sourced from Facebook fan page.

We hope that our brethren in Lebanon will continue the progress for which he worked.

The late Amir has a number of achievements in building the modern state, but in my humble opinion, his most notable achievement after his heroic deeds during liberation is rebuilding a modern state.

We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children s future.

Wael Eskander commented in a blog post he wrote as a response to slander against the late Pope

As hundreds flocked to Algiers to pay tribute to their former president, netizens remembered Ben Bella's rule.

The King is the King, (1977).

Lebanese blogger Jihad Bazzi wonders what Saramago might be doing now in his afterlife حيث ولد الآن، يتلفت مراقبا . سيكتب عما يرى، لا فرق ما إذا كان في الجنة أو في جهنم، او حيث أظنه مكانه المفضل بعد الموت العدم الرائع The writer has passed away...

Finally, I would like personally to pay tribute to a great friend and a dear colleague, the late Ambassador Sami Kronfol.

His death has left us with great sadness, as he worked tirelessly for the progress of his people and towards consolidating relations with the international community.

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why do you disobey the king's commandment?

Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

The late Paul Samuelson once said that every good cause is worth some inefficiency.

It was founded in 1993 by Rafik Hariri, a former Prime Minister of Lebanon.

So Joab came to the king, and told him and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king and the king kissed Absalom.

So Joab came to the king, and told him and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king and the king kissed Absalom.

When the king had come from Damascus, the king saw the altar and the king drew near to the altar, and offered on it.

And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.

(a) Dr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici, former President of Malta, to pay special tribute to the late Ambassador Arvid Pardo of Malta

Stranger still is his attack on, of all people, US President Woodrow Wilson.

The documentary ended with Yasser Arafat's widow Suha Arafat requesting that the Palestinian Authority exhume her late husband s body so the investigation could be continued.

We recall with reverence the visit of the late Holy Father to Sri Lanka in 1995.

So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.

Then king David answered, Call to me Bathsheba. She came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the enchanters, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan.

Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

The king answered them roughly and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

So the king died, and was brought to Samaria and they buried the king in Samaria.

And the king answered them roughly and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

Bathsheba went in to the king into the room. The king was very old and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering to the king.

let royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set.

And Bath sheba went in unto the king into the chamber and the king was very old and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head

On this day we also recall our former colleague, the Permanent Representative of Lebanon, Ambassador Sami Kronfol, who passed away recently.

On behalf of the Arab Group, I express our most sincere condolences to Lebanon and its fraternal people, as well as to Mr. Hariri's family.