The Saudis last month offered Jordan a coveted opportunity to join a wealthy regional bloc called the Gulf Cooperation Council, a move that would give the impoverished kingdom new investment, jobs and security ties. To sweeten the pot, the Saudis wrote a check for $400 million in aid to Amman two weeks ago, their first assistance in years.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-us-saudis-20110619,0,5631581.story

Edited by abuayisha - 19 June 2011 at 8:02am