Saudi Arabia reacts to very fast-moving times

Reportedly, Saudi Arabia's monarch Abdullah has announced a charity programme in reaction to external challenges and domestic problems. One of the many princes has also reportedly called for timely 'reform', but he holds no poltical power and details of the idea are still unclear. The downfall of Egypt's Mubarak and continuing unrest in Bahrain and other portions in, the Middle East and North Africa have clearly shown that the ideational influence and moral authority of the establishment of the oil-rich kingdom are not as powerful as it would like to project. Meanwhile, well-known journalist Jackson Diehl reveals in Washington Post that there is "a real possibility", for Saudi Arabia to move troops into Bahrain to put down protestors and prop up the besieged regime.

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