Friday, March 18, 2011

Amid Protests, Saudi King Offers Billions in Benefits - NYTimes.com

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) — Hundreds of Saudi Shiites in the eastern part of the kingdom protested peacefully on Friday in support of Shiites in Bahrain, as King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia offered $93 billion more in benefits and strengthened his security and religious police forces.

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