World Regions
Saudi Arabia Notes:
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Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman
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Minister of Defense of SA
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32 years old
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President of the council for economic and developmental affairs for Saudi Arabia
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Power behind the real throne
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Lebanese PM quit his job in Saudi Arabia.
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Quit while in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Midnight purge of princes.
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Missile fired from Yemen at Saudi Arabia.
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Missile was shot down, nobody injured
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Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of ‘direct aggression’
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Bin = “son of”; Mohammed “son of” Salman
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Iran; Persians
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Most of Middle East is ethnically Arab
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Also Egypt
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Sunni vs Shia Islam; cultural difference
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Iran is “home base” of Shia
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Sunni is more popular
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Most middle east countries dislike Iran due to government structure
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Iran is Theocracy; view themselves as true Islamic government
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Most middle east countries are Monarchies
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Syria leader, Asaad is Shia affiliated, Asaad is friends with Iran and Syria.
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- Fall '08
- JDBOYER
