Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah yesterday unveiled a series of benefits for citizens estimated to be worth about 140 billion riyals (S$47.6 billion), as the oil-rich nation warily watches the unrest spreading around the Middle East. Abdullah is offering financial assistance for Saudi Arabia, where unemployment is said to be as high as 40 percent among people ages 15 to 24. (more…)
Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz received in Riyadh Egyptian President Hossni Mubarak who is currently visiting Gulf countries . they both discussed , the regional and international development including the Palestinian issue , Gulf region security, the situation in Iraq, Sudan, Lebanon and Yemen as well as the Iranian Nuclear program.