Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and efforts to contain the situationnote

King Hamad of Bahrain, who came to Riyadh to welcome Saudi King Abdullah at the airport on February 23, 2011, is said to have discussed with him urgently the situation in Bahrain. The following 406-word report sheds more light on the talks between both men and tells what they agreed on. It also tells what King Hamad requested and what King Abdullah advised him to do.