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Saudi King Abdullah, Prince Ahmad and the situation in Al-Qatif

2 October 2012

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Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz is said to have no intention of seeing the contacts on the

situation in the Shiite-populated Al-Qatif governorate in the Eastern Province reaching deadlock. The following 470-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what King Abdullah intends to do to break deadlock. It also tells what about the position of Interior Minister Prince Ahmad Bin Abdulaziz.

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