King Abdullah to open oil summit
King Abdullah will open a high-level oil summit today, amid a standoff between it and the United States over who's to blame for skyrocketing oil prices and how to calm the cost of crude.
President Barack Obama heads for Saudi Arabia today on his latest mission to improve battered ties with the Muslim world.He'll meet with Saudi King Abdullah at the start of the six - day, four - country trip.The two leaders are expected to discuss various issues including rising oil prices and Saudi concerns Iran may be secretly developing a nuclear bomb.From there he'll head to Egypt, where he'll make a long - promised and much anticipated speech, extending a hand of friendship to the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.