Little Unrest, But Angst Grows In Saudi Arabia by Kevin Beesley

Little Unrest, But Angst Grows In Saudi Arabia

by Kevin Beesley

Before returning home to Saudi Arabia after medical treatments Wednesday, King Abdullah ordered a massive increase in the kingdom's development and state welfare payments — a move that some observers say was an attempt to stave off the popular unrest that is now sweeping the Arab world.

Even the merest hint of potential unrest in Saudi Arabia, which sits on a fifth of the world's oil reserves and is the third biggest source of oil for the United States, is enough to spark fear in the oil markets and cause nightmares in Washington.

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Saudi king offers benefits as he returns from treatment -- BBC
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah promises $36 billion in benefits -- Christian Science Monitor
Saudi king announces benefits before return: TV -- Reuters
Saudi intellectuals demand reforms -- Washington Post/AP
Saudi Social Programs, Popular King May Hold Off Mideast Tumult -- Bloomberg
Can Saudi Arabia buy its way out of revolution? -- The Week
No Need to Worry About Saudis, Says Analyst -- Wall Street Journal

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