RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders and officials pose for a group picture on the sidelines of a summit meeting in the Saudi capital yesterday. Seen (from left) are Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Kuwaiti Amir HH Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Omani Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmud Al-Said, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, his Bahraini counterpart King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa and Emirati Vice President and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. – AFP
Saudi Arabia Seeks Union Of Monarchies In Region -- New York Times
MANAMA, Bahrain — Saudi Arabia pushed ahead Monday with efforts to forge a single federation with its five Persian Gulf neighbors as the conservative monarchy seeks to build a new bulwark against the waves of change sweeping the Middle East.
The Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, said after a meeting in Riyadh of the loosely allied, six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council that the group had distributed a draft plan for the union to its members’ foreign ministers to review so they could resolve any issues. “I am hoping that the six countries will unite in the next meeting,” he said.
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Update: Gulf unity plan on hold amid Iranian warning -- The Guardian
My Comment: It seems that some of these Arab states are getting cold feet.
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