Saudi, Bahrain Mull Merger

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were expected to become the
first Gulf Cooperation Council states to merge amid the threat from
neighboring Iran.
The Eurasia Group reported that Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were working to
formally join together in an effort to bolster the Sunni regime in Manama.
Eurasia said the move could expand Saudi military deployment in Bahrain.