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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:22 PM EST
An anti-government protester holds a banner with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Salman al Khalifa photo that reads "You will go down into the histroy of trash',' as she participates in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:20 PM EST
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters are seen marching on Budaiya highway west of Manama, in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:16 PM EST
An anti-government protester holds a banner as she participates in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. The banner reads "America is the biggest devil"." REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:14 PM EST
Anti-government protesters hold posters of Shi'ite scholar Isa Qassim as they participate in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:12 PM EST
Anti-government protesters hold posters of Shi'ite scholar Isa Qassim as they participate in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 3:23:10 PM EST
An anti-government protester holds a banner as she participates in a rally held to condemn the Bahrain Saudi union on the Budaiya highway, west of Manama, May 18, 2012. Tens of thousands of mainly Shi'ite protesters rallied in Bahrain on Friday against proposals for closer ties with other Gulf Arab countries, a plan pushed by Saudi Arabia to contain dissent in Bahrain and counter Iran's regional influence. The banner reads "'Death to America, trouble starter and war starter." REUTERS/Stringer (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 11:53:28 AM EST
Britain's Prince Harry (L) speaks to Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia before a lunch hosted by Queen Elizabeth to mark her Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle, in Windsor in southern England May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Arthur Edwards/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS SOCIETY ROYALS)
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Posted: 5/18/2012 11:51:28 AM EST
Britain's Prince Harry (L) speaks to Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia before a lunch hosted by Queen Elizabeth to mark her Diamond Jubilee at Windsor Castle, in Windsor in southern England May 18, 2012. REUTERS/Dominic Lipinski/Pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS SOCIETY ROYALS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 10:26:40 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout
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Posted: 5/14/2012 9:41:48 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout
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Posted: 5/14/2012 5:51:48 PM EST
Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaks to reporters at the end of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh May 13, 2012. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to announce closer political union at the meeting of Gulf Arab leaders on Monday, a Bahraini minister said, a move dismissed by the opposition as a ruse to avoid political reform. REUTERS/Fahad Shaeed
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Posted: 5/14/2012 12:47:48 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani arrive for the GCC summit in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 12:42:19 PM EST
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani arrives for the GCC summit in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 12:38:45 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, (R) Omani Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, (C) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani speak before their meeting in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 12:35:47 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, (R) Omani Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, (2nd R) Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (2nd L) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah pose for a picture before their meeting in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 12:32:48 PM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, (R) Omani Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, (2nd R) Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (2nd L) and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah speak before their meeting in Riyadh May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS)
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Posted: 5/14/2012 11:34:15 AM EST
Riyadh's Governor, Saudi Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (L), welcomes United Arab Emirates' Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Posted: 5/14/2012 11:28:04 AM EST
Riyadh's Governor, Saudi Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (centre, back facing camera), welcomes Oman's Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said (centre, R) as he arrives with delegates at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Posted: 5/14/2012 11:09:51 AM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (L) welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Posted: 5/14/2012 11:08:15 AM EST
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (R) meets with United Arab Emirates' Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum upon his arrival at Riyadh airport May 14, 2012. Leaders of the Gulf Arab States arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. REUTERS/Saudi Press Agency/Handout (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS