Saudi Arabia: WikiLeaks’ Saudi cables

Although they must be read with caution, given uncertainty as to the authenticity of all the leaked documents, the following are points of interest among the cables already released:YEMEN: In a cable to Prince Saud Al-Faisal in late 2012, Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali Ibn Mohammed Al-Hamdan said he had information from various sources that Qatar had paid large sums of money to cause chaos, including $250m to Sheikh Hamid Al-Ahmar – a member of Sunni Islamist party Al-Islah – to help him in his efforts to sabotage the 21 February elections and rouse resistance in the security and military forces.