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Saudi king cuts short holiday 'over Syria developments'

Riyadh, June 15, 2013

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah arrived in Jeddah from Casablanca on Friday, having cut short a private holiday in Morocco because of  the new developments in Syria, the state news agency said.

The elderly king returned early because of "repercussions of the events that the region is currently witnessing," the agency said, in an apparent reference to Syria.

Saudi Arabia has been a major financial patron of rebels fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

After months of deliberation, US President Barack Obama's administration said on Thursday it would now arm Syrian rebels, having obtained proof the Syrian government used chemical weapons against them.-Reuters
 




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