Saturday, May 30, 2009

Obama to cement Saudi ties on surprise trip

The Saudis can take heart from Obama's stern line against any expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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reuters.com
Fri May 29, 2009
By Ulf Laessing - Analysis
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RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is likely to hear Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah air his worries about the festering Arab-Israeli conflict and rising Iranian influence when he visits Riyadh next week.
Obama, who meets King Abdullah on June 3, added a surprise Saudi leg to his trip to Europe and Egypt, where he plans to deliver a much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world....

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