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Saudi Shi'ites hold small eastern province protest | News by Country | Reuters

RIYADH, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Shi'ites have held a small protest in the kingdom's oil-producing eastern province, close to Gulf Arab neighbour Bahrain where unrest has cost six lives, local Shi'ite sources said on Saturday.

They said a group of Shi'ites staged a protest on Thursday in the town of Awwamiya, near the Saudi Shi'ite centre of Qatif on the Gulf coast, to demand the release of fellow Shi'ites held in prison without trial.

Top OPEC exporter Saudi Arabia fears that unrest in Bahrain, where majority Shi'ites are protesting against the Sunni government, might spread to its Shi'ite minority who mostly live in the eastern province, the source of Saudi oil wealth.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Feb 19th, 2011 at 03:15:30 PM EST
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  1. NYT: Prince Nayef to invited prominent Saudi intellectuals: "Don't compare us to Egypt or Tunisia" (Nayef is most likely the next King) 17 minutes ago via web
    • NYT: Saudi Prince Nayef: Saudi is "immune" to the protests because it is guided by religious law that its citizens will not question" 18 minutes ago via web
      • New York Times: Unrest Encircles Saudis, Stoking Sense of Unease http://nyti.ms/fZdSWM "Saudi is the last heavyweight US ally in the region"


      Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
      by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sat Feb 19th, 2011 at 03:16:45 PM EST
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