Jordan crisis: Why Gulf States are rushing to step in Fearing a second Arab Spring at their doorstep, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf States are eager to help Jordan's economy. Saudi Arabia will host a regional summit to discuss the ongoing economic crisis in Jordan, where a proposed income tax law recently prompted some of the largest protests in years. The meeting in Mecca on Sunday will be attended by Saudi King Salman, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. King Abdallah II hopes the summit will provide Jordan with an immediate cash infusion to help it offset the current budget deficit, which amounts to about $700m, sources in Jordan's royal court told to Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity. The king will also push his Gulf allies to renew their previous financial grant agreement, which injected $1.25bn a year into Jordan's coffers from 2011 until 2017...
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