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Saudi Arabia's diplomatic shift: is Riyadh really changing tack on Syria and Iraq?

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Beyond leading a Gulf States recall of ambassadors to Qatar, why has Riyadh branded as terrorist organisations both the Doha-backed Muslim Brotherhood as well as the Iraq and Syria-based Sunni radical of Al Nusra Front and Isis. François Picard’s panel argues over the timing, what with a possible détente between the West and Shiite Iran and the U-S president's visit to Riyadh later this month.

Added on the 10/03/2014 19:20:21 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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