| He sought protection in the town of Diriyah, which was ruled by Muhammad bin Saud | The meeting resulted in a national reconciliation accord signed in Taif that ended the fighting and opened the way for reconstruction with help from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries |
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| Within the next few years, several battles took place between the followers of the Prophet Muhammad and the pagans of Makkah | His proposal for a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, presented at the Beirut Arab Summit in 2002, has been adopted by the League of Arab States and is known as the Arab Peace Initiative |
An Ancient Trade Center Located between the two great centers of civilization, the Nile River Valley and Mesopotamia, the Arabian Peninsula was the crossroads of the ancient world.
1| Crown Prince Salman also served as Minister of Defense | Bands of hunter-gatherers roamed the land, living off wild animals and plants |
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| The Modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The young Abdulaziz was determined to regain his patrimony from the Al-Rashid family, which had taken over Riyadh and established a governor and garrison there | As the European ice cap melted during the last Ice Age, some 15,000 years ago, the climate in the peninsula became dry |
Since 1956, Prince Salman has chaired various humanitarian and service committees that provide relief from natural and man-made disasters.
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