The recently announced alliance between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is about cementing the kingdom's role as the leader of the Muslim world. Saudi Arabia enjoys unique respect among Islamic nations due to its hosting of Islam's holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
It coincided with Israel's bombing of the Hamas safe house in Doha, Qatar, which disrupted the traditional view that the Gulf Arab states could buy themselves peace.
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