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Saudi king says Riyadh working to keep Syria as unified nation

King Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday

Reuters December 23, 2015

PHOTO: AFP

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's King Salman said his government was striving to maintain Syria as a unified nation inclusive of all sects, according to the Twitter account of the Saudi Shura Council on Wednesday.

PHOTO: twitter/Shura Council

The king also blamed the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the rise of militant groups in the region, saying terrorist organisations would not find fertile ground without the Syrian government's policies, the council said.

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King Salman officially inaugurated a new session for the consultative body earlier on Wednesday.

COMMENTS (4)

Romm | 8 years ago | Reply He should be called as Head of the Terrorist Republic of Saudi Arabia...

echoboom | 8 years ago | Reply double-speak: "Unified" means "all sects living together as in Saudi Arabia..under the tyranny of wahabis"

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Sodomite | 8 years ago | Reply @Sonya: This King is on a permanent high.

Sonya | 8 years ago | Reply The headline could be more telling if it says 'Riyadh working (with ISIS) to keep Syria as unified nation spreads over the world.

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