Saudi welcomes “peaceful transition of power” (!?) in Egypt

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Hosni Mubarak, on Saturday welcomed the "peaceful transition of power" in Egypt, an official quoted by state SPA news agency said.

The conservative kingdom "welcomes the peaceful transition of power" and hopes "the efforts of Egypt's armed forces will bring peace and stability," he said, a day after president Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Riyadh would support efforts to forge a "unity government" in Egypt.

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