ord. Obama tried his luck with Assad as, forgive the recollection, he also did with Dr. Ahmadinejad. The president then followed the Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, in his royal bankrolling effort to lure the eye doctor away from Nasrallah. Even the dynast's billions couldn't do the trick. Barack Obama will no

Saudi Arabia: New king, same policies The elevation of 79-year-old Crown Prince Salman as the new regent of Saudi Arabia, following the death of King Abdullah last week, has raised questions in the world's corridors of power. More... U.S. banks squeezed by interest rate disparity While the European Centr

h Brown Harris Stevens for $13.9 million. The Jordanian royal couple also owns the house next door at 1330 North Lake Way. Princess Alia's brother, King Abdullah, is the current ruler of Jordan. EFTA00752869

, the less likely the interference in Bahraini domestic affairs. Saudi Arabia Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Al-Fozan, a high-ranking Saudi cleric, advised King Abdullah to release political prisoners, who have mostly been sentenced without trials, or risk the issue's becoming a time-bomb. Municipal elections have b

y, their anxiety has fed existing resentment toward the regime, which has been deadlocked over necessary political and economic reforms proposed by King Abdullah. So, Jordan desperately needs a Palestinian state in order to preserve its own "Jordanianness"—an issue that is not, in the end, of much concern t