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Iraq: Why a Saudi-Egypt Bridge Would Worry Israel

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 @ 07:18 UTC

by Amira Al Hussaini

Countries:: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Israel
Topics:: Development, International Relations

Iraqi blogger Ladybird puts one and one together to explain why the construction of a bridge connecting Egypt to Saudi Arabia would get the Israelis worried.

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