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How the monarchies of the Middle East have evolved.

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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This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project