Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 40

3-October-2005

SAUDI ARABIA

Kingdom Should Act To Defuse Sunni-Shi'a Tensions, Says ICG

The Saudi authorities should act decisively to defuse rising sectarian tensions in the kingdom, according to a recent report from the International Crisis Group (ICG), entitled The Shiite Question In Saudi Arabia*. The authors said the authorities should take action to extend rights and protections for the Shi'a minority in order to prevent frustration escalating...