Saudi King Abdullah called on Arabs to stand together
against "attempts to destabilize" Egypt, in a strong message of support
for the country's military leadership read out on Saudi television on
Friday.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, its people and government stood and
stands by today with its brothers in Egypt against terrorism," he said."I call on the honest men of Egypt and the Arab and Muslim nations ... 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," he added.
Saudi Arabia was a close ally of former president Hosni Mubarak and has historically had a difficult relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood. It pledged $5 billion in aid to Egypt after Mohammed Mursi of the Brotherhood was ousted from the presidency last month.
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