SAUDI ARABIA
  
King ‘Abd Allah Makes Public Appearance
 
Saudi monarch King ‘Abd Allah on 28 November appeared on state television in his first public appearance since a back operation some 10 days earlier.
 
The operation was only a minor one, but nevertheless the appearance will have come as a relief, given King ‘Abd Allah’s age, recent frail health, regional political tensions, and Saudi ministerial changes last month. The Saudi...