Saudi Arabia calls for Arming Syria Rebels

25.02.2012

Saudi Arabia has said that arming the Syrian rebels is "an excellent idea," following remarks by US President Barack Obama vowing to use every tool available against Damascus.
"I think it's an excellent idea... because they have to protect themselves," Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said before a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the sidelines of a conference on Syria in Tunisia.

Faisal's remarks could yet be seen as another signal of Riyadh's intervention in a foreign country after it sent hundreds of troops to neighboring Bahrain to crush peaceful protests there.