Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded the tiny kingdom's capital, calling for the fall of the despotic government of Khalifa.
State media reports on Wednesday say King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is holding talks with the Saudi monarch.
Like the tiny Bahrain, OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia also has a significant Shiite population that has long complained of oppression by the Saudi Wahhabi rulers.
There are concerns that Bahrain's uprising, now in its second week, could spread to the Saudi kingdom, whose absolute rulers permit few political freedoms.
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