Saudi Arabia security forces have been deployed in huge numbers across the region. King Abdullah is also reported to have told neighbouring Bahrain that if they do not put down their own ongoing Shia revolt, his own forces will. In response to the massive mobilisation, protesters are planning to place women on the front ranks to discourage Saudi forces from firing on them. On Thursday, Saudi Shias population staged protests in two towns in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing Eastern Province. – The Telegraph