Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic shift : Is Riyadh really changing tack on Syria and Iraq?

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.

 

Watch the debate on france 24.

The guests

Ardavan AMIR ASLANI
International Lawyer

Olivier DA LAGE
RFI Journalist

Haytham MANNA
President of Scandinavian Institute for Humans Rights

Faisal Al YAFAI
Journalist for Abu Dhabi based Newspaper ‘The National’

 

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