Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Friday called on Arabs to stand together against “attempts to destabilize” Egypt. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its people and government, stood and stands today with its brothers in Egypt against terrorism,” he said in a message read out on Saudi television. “I call on all honest men of Egypt and Arab as well as Muslim nations, Muslim think tank, and honorable scholars to stand as one man and with one heart in the face of attempts to destabilize a country that is at the forefront of Arab and Muslim history,” the King said. “With hearts full of sadness, we have been watching the events unfolding in our second home country, Egypt. These tumultuous and heart-wrenching events make those who love Egypt and care about its unity and stability feel a lot of pain. Egypt is facing failed attempts by its enemies who want to shake its stability,” King Abdullah said. “All those who meddle in Egypt's internal affairs are inflaming strife,” the King said, adding that the North African country faces “a conspiracy of plotters” trying to strike at its unity and stability. Saudi Arabia “has stood and stands with its Egyptian brothers against terrorism, deviance and sedition, and against those who try to interfere in Egypt's internal affairs... and its legitimate rights in deterring those tampering with and misleading” its people, King Abdullah said. “I hope that those who do that return to their senses before it is too late. The Egypt of Islam, Arabism, and its glorious history won't be affected by such attempts. It will be capable, by the power of Allah, to move to the harbor of safety. When it does that, those who tried to destabilize it will realize they have made a grave mistake,” the King said. UAE backs King's statement The United Arab Emirates supported King Abdullah's views saying that his statement vividly shows his concern for Egypt's security, stability and people. “The statement comes at a time when Egypt's unity and stability are being targeted while at the same time it reflects the King's concern for the region and his wise realization of what is being plotted against the region,” the UAE said in a statement. King Abdullah has always taken firm and courageous stances when it comes to the interests and stability of the region and peoples, the statement added.
