OUR FRIENDS THE SAUDIS HOLD TALKS WITH HEZBOLLOAH

Saudi King Holds Talks with Hizbullah - Leila Bassam
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah held talks on Lebanon's political crisis with Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Kassem on Dec. 26 in Jeddah, his first such contact with the Iranian-backed Shi'ite Muslim group, a Lebanese political source said on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia is a major backer of current Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. The two sides discussed rising Sunni-Shi'ite tension in Lebanon, the source said. (Reuters)