"I declare the turning of a new page in the history of Yemen, " Saudi King Abdullah said in a brief statement before the signing ceremony.

沙特国王阿卜杜拉在签署仪式前发表声明评价也门的历史将翻开新的一页。

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For many conservatives, the defining image of Mr Obama's European tour was not the adoring crowds but the way America's new president bowed before the king of Saudi Arabia.

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Last year, however, al-Arabiya's owner, who happens to be a brother-in-law of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, put a new, staunchly pro-American editor in charge.

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The king himself recently founded a new university for advanced science and technology inside Saudi Arabia.

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