World Leaders Mourn #Saudi_king Abdullah as Oil Prices Surge
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/node/23352
Updated at 12:32 pm (GMT+2): Arab and Western leaders have mourned Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who died early Friday at the age of 91, while international media reported a surge in oil prices following the news.
#Abdullah_bin_Abdel_Aziz #Arab_nations #King_Salman #turkey #US
Saudi-sponsored summit to mend ties between #Egypt and #Qatar
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-sponsored-summit-mend-ties-between-egypt-and-qatar
Egyptian President #Abdel-Fattah_al-Sisi meets with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz hold a meeting in #Cairo on June 21, 2014. Al-Akhbar Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi meets with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz hold a meeting in Cairo on June 21, 2014. Al-Akhbar
On the surface, it appears that the discord between Cairo and #Doha is over. The Egyptian president will stop in #Riyadh on his way back from China for a Saudi-sponsored meeting with Qatari Emir #Tamim_bin_Hamad_bin_Khalifa_al-Thani. It will be the first official meeting between the two men since the overthrow of the #Muslim_Brotherhood regime more than 18 months ago strained Egyptian-Qatari relations, leading to a “media and financial war.” (...)
#Mideast_&_North_Africa #Articles #GCC #Mohammed_Mursi #Saudi_Arabia
Stop the press ! Le Daily Star consacre un article à un événement d’ampleur internationale : il y a eu une cérémonie à l’aéroport de Beyrouth en présence de l’ambassadeur séoudien au Liban et du ministre libanais des transports, pour célébrer la réception, par la Middle East, du cadeau du roi d’Arabie séoudite au président de la République libanaise. Tenez-vous bien : un escalier mobile pour descendre de l’avion.
The Daily Star - Saudi king gifts escalator for Rafik Hariri airport
►http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=126313
A mobile escalator, a gift from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to President Michel Sleiman, was delivered to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport Monday.
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[Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad ] Assiri said the donation was an indication of the depth of Saudi-Lebanese bilateral ties on all levels.
Le Daily Star, qui publie ce reportage démentiel est depuis peu la propriété de Saad Hariri :
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(Si vous ne savez pas quoi faire ce soir, lisez ce petit monument d’humour involontaire. C’est beau, mais c’est beau ! On dirait du Boris Vian.)