[Walks_in_islam]

Sorry I was on vacation.

Right now Saudi is quiet but the King just returned from the US and announced a big aid package for the Saudis to stave off any possibility of troubles for the Kingdom.

Bahrain right now is a mess and the unrest there is religious in nature, the Iranians have a lot of influence there religiously and the majority group (Shias) are pressing hard for equal rights and a say in the government. Bahrain is a common destination for westerners in this area and they are pretty much staying out of that country.

Egypt as I understand and the other north African countries are basically police states where the governments are very corrupt and a few people enjoy the wealth while the others live in poverty. This is, I believe, what kicked off Tunisia. Their unrest is across the board and is political for the most part.

Yemen see Bahrain....

Saudi and the UAE are quiet for now so we are not directly effected. We do and always have had an exit plan LOL but that is what you do when you live overseas.

The religious unrest concerns us the most as eastern Saudi along with Yemen and Bahrain are all affiliated with the religious groups that run Iran/Iraq.

Hope that starts clarification

wii