Saudi Arabia banking on Muslim and Arab summits to strengthen its hand. Don’t believe the hype
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Asian Angle by James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia banking on Muslim and Arab summits to strengthen its hand. Don’t believe the hype A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes , Spotify , Stitcher , TuneIn , Spreaker , Pocket Casts and Tumblr · Strongly worded statements are the most likely outcome given the divisions in the region after eight years of war in Syria and inaction over Yemen’s humanitarian crisis · Riyadh hopes three high-level gatherings in two days will bolster its position as a leader of the Islamic and Arab world James M. Dorsey Published: 5:49pm, 31 May, 2019 Saudi King Salman opened the Arab summit with a call for a “decisive and repelling stand” that would stop alleged Iranian aggression. Photo: AP Three back-to-back, high-level Muslim and Arab summits held over the past two days are likely to yield very little despite t