RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent cables of condolences to the king of Bahrain on the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Sabah bin Hamoud bin Sabah Al Khalifa, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. “We have learned the news of the death of Sheikh Rashid bin Sabah bin Hamoud bin Sabah Al Khalifa — may Allah have mercy on him — and as we send your majesty and the family of the deceased with deep sincere and condolences," SPA quoted the cables as saying. "We ask the Almighty Allah bless him with the abundance of His mercy and forgiveness, and to dwell him in his spacious gardens. And indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return," said the cables. Sheikh Rashid is a member of the ruling family council, according to Bahrain News Agency.