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King Faisal and the challenge of Nasser's revolutionary ideolog / Mann, Joseph

Mann, Joseph	Journal Article
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2012.

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The purpose of this article is to examine the relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia from the time of King Faisal's rise to power until President Nasser's death, via various events that shaped the Middle East. The article will also examine the main points of disagreement between the two countries, as well as the threat to the stability of the Saudi regime posed by the Egyptian President during those years. Finally, the research will examine the influence of President Nasser's death on Saudi-Egyptian relations and on the Middle East in general.

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Middle East ; Egypt ; Saudi Arabia ; Nasser ; King Faisal ; Saudi - Egyptian Relations

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Russian scholar's view of a Saudi King / Filatov, S

Filatov, S	Journal Article
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2011.

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On 25 March, 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was called "the most powerful Arab ruler in centuries," the monarch of a country holding a quarter of the planet's oil supplies and home to Mecca and Medina - the two main Muslim sacred places - was receiving a delegation from Kuwait in his palace before television cameras. His nephew Faisal bin Musaid suddenly walked up to him. As the king bent to kiss the young man, the latter pulled out a gun and fired three times. So did the life of an outstanding Saudi monarch tragically end...

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Russia ; Saudi Arabia ; Saudi King ; King Faisal

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