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World Service,04 Jan 1989,28 mins

Middle East

Monarchs

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How the monarchies of the Middle East have evolved. The Jordanian monarchy's constitutional and accessible aspirations were created following the break up of the Ottoman Empire, while the Saudi Arabian royal family has a complex rotating style of rule which aims to act as guardian of two of Islam's main religious sites. Picture: Map showing the Middle East, Credit: Thinkstock

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