Nimr Execution as Rallying-Point for King Salman and His Son’s War Policies
The execution of 47 “terrorists” in one day, including the prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was unusual – even by
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Sunni-Shiite conflict
Saudis Count Heavily on Pakistan in Expected Showdown with Iran
The reciprocal burning of embassies appears to presage the next level of confrontation between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Riyadh is
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The US and Iraqi and Syrian armies go to pieces against ISIS drive. Israel, Jordan, Saudis alarmed
The fall of Damascus and Baghdad, or large slices thereof, into the rapacious hands of the Islamic State, is no
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