Presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited Ankara to reinforce relations with Turkey immediately after the 2007 NIE report was released. Relations were briefly strained after President Abdullah Gul had stated that he wants the atomic threat to be eliminated from the region, perhaps a hint to Iran; however, business has remained cordial between the two countries. Despite US disapproval, they signed a multibillion-dollar gas pipeline deal in late 2007. Iran's relations with the Arab states have been complex, partly due to the Islamic Revolution of decades ago, as well as more recent efforts by the United States to establish a united front against Iran over
Abdullah al-Fahad Abdullah al-Fahad Dr. Abdullah bin Suleiman al-Fahad () of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (born October 16, 1966) is one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Alfahad served as Vice President of the Assembly of Scouting of the Saudi Arabian Boy Scouts Association, officially opened the Saudi delegation's exhibition at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007, served as Chairman of the Arab Scout Committee and was elected to the World Scout Committee at the 39th World Scout Conference in Brazil in January 2011. His term