King warned Obama Saudi could fund Egypt
The Times reported that Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told President Obama that he will support Mubarak if the US withdraws its aid programme.
Reuters
February 10, 2011
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah told U.S. President Barack Obama that his country would prop up Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak if the United States withdrew its aid programme, The Times said on Thursday.
Abdullah told Obama not to humiliate Mubarak, who is under pressure from protesters to quit immediately, in a telephone call on Jan. 29, the newspaper said, citing a senior source in Riyadh.
Obama's administration has wavered between support for Egypt in Washington's conflict with militant Islam and backing for Egyptians who have been protesting for weeks to demand Mubarak and his government quit.
On Jan. 28, the White House said the United States would review $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt. Officials later said no such review was planned currently.
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