Saudi royal family, gov't split on Iraq
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Saudi Arabia's royal family and government leaders are deeply divided over how to handle the growing crisis in Iraq and other looming Mideast problems like Iran, with some favoring strong aid to fellow Sunnis and others more cautious.
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TONY EASTLEY: The Japanese Government says it will continue its mission in Iraq, despite the beheading of one of its citizens. The troop deployment is unpopular in Japan, but surprisingly, the political fallout
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Many are hoping a trip by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Saudi Arabia will help calm sectarian tensions threatening the Middle East, notably those in Iraq and Lebanon.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has warned Vice President Dick Cheney that Saudi Arabia would back the Sunnis if the United States pulls out of Iraq, according to a senior American official.
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Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil  exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom  does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on  developing a nuclear energy program.
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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was to receive a lavish welcome from Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday as he starts a state visit amid angry protests and headlines after accusing Britain of anti-terrorism failures.
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GCC states must stand together, particularly with the world as it is today, Saudi Arabia declared in Bahrain yesterday. They must take a unified stand on a number of vital issues, said
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Gulf Arab countries will not be used as a launch pad for any military attack on Iran, a powerful Saudi royal was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia has said that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in any war against Iraq's Shiites if U.S. troops leave Iraq.
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Nearly half of the foreign detainees held in Iraq are Saudi citizens, and lists of their names were given to Saudi officials during a recent visit by an Iraqi delegation, national security adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie said in remarks aired Monday.
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The Washington Post reports on the connection between the Saudi royal family and the strict brand of Islam known to the Western world as "Wahhabism." Wahhabism, which goes against much of the Koran's teaching ...
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RIYADH - Bahrainâs king His Highness Hamad held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz yesterday after he stayed away from a Gulf summit in Manama in protest at its free trade deal with Washington.
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Iraq's Shiite leader was firm, his aides say &#151; he would not talk to President Bush with Jordan's Sunni king listening.
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QATIF, Saudi Arabia -- Like many Saudi Shi'ites, Abdullah Abdul-Hussein is worried that if the government does not end anti-Shi'ite tirades by influential Sunni clerics, the sectarian conflict ravaging Iraq and threatening Lebanon could spread to his country.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia held talks yesterday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Iraq and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the first visit by a Russian leader to the kingdom.
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DAMMAM: His Majesty King Hamad yesterday held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.They reviewed historic ties and expressed satisfaction with them, reiterating the strength of these relations.
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The sudden resignation of Saudi Arabia's U.S. Ambassador could point to a possible split in Riyadh over how to deal with Iran and the insurgency in Iraq