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C. Mecca is considered the holiest site in Islam and is the birthplace of prophet Muhammad, while his resting place in Medina is the second holiest site. Jerusalem in Israel is the third holiest site for all Muslims while Karbala an Najaf in Iraq are also holy to Shia Muslims.
B. A senior Israeli cabinet minister called Saudi Arabia “a hostile country” and said the arms deal was “definitely something that should trouble us.” The schedule for Trump’s trip included his visit to Saudi Arabia, followed by Israel, Vatican City, Brussels for a NATO summit and Sicily for a meeting of the Group of Seven major industrial nations.
A. Saudi Arabia’s Sunni Muslim leaders see Shia Muslim Iran as their chief rival. The Sunni and Shia sects of Islam have been battling each other since the death of the prophet Muhammad in 632. The dispute began with a rivalry over who would be his successor.
D. Riyadh is the capital and most populous city of Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 6.5 million people compared with Iran’s capital city of Tehran with a population of 9 million people. Iran and Saudi Arabia face each other across the Persian Gulf, a major source and of oil and a key artery for transporting it.