RIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah called for Arab and Palestinian unity in the face of Israeli aggression as he opened the new session of the kingdom's Shura (consultative) Council on Tuesday. Speaking a week before an Arab League summit in Qatar, Abdullah told the 150-member appointed body that differences among Arab and Islamic countries had been exploited by Israel and contributed to a "dark atmosphere" in the region. But he added that the deep rift between Palestinian fa... Read more »