The Middle East’s marriages of convenience

Arab Leauge Secretary General Amr Mussa (L), his deputy Ahmed Ben Helli (R) and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal attend an Arab League ministerial council meeting in Cairo on September 8, 2008. Ministers from the League's 22 nations were attending today's regular meeting in the Egyptian capital. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)