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Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz (L) arrives at the Hotel Matignon prior to his meeting with French Prime minister in Paris, on September 2, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/BERTRAND GUAY)

Saudi Crown Prince hold talks with French foreign and defense ministers

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 4, 2014 | Middle East

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—French and Saudi sources familiar with the talks between officials from both countries during Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdualaziz’s visit say both sides are happy with the outcome of discussions. The sources expressed “total satisfaction” with...

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Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans attend a press conference during the NATO Summit 2014 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, on September 4, 2014. (EPA/Facundo Arrizzabalaga)

NATO shakes up Russia strategy over Ukraine crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 4, 2014 | World

Newport, Reuters—NATO leaders were set to buttress support for Kiev and bolster their eastern defenses at a summit starting on Thursday, spurred by the Ukraine crisis to enact the most radical shift in allied strategy towards Russia since the end of the Cold War. US...

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Kurdish Parliamentary Speaker Yousif Muhammed speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat in Ebril. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Arab role in Iraqi Kurdistan “weak”: Kurdish parliamentary speaker

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 4, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdish Parliamentary Speaker Yousif Muhammed Sadiq has called for a stronger Arab role in Iraqi Kurdistan, stressing that this will help the semi-autonomous region confront the numerous challenges it is facing, not least the advancing Islamic...

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French President Francois Hollande (L) and Saudi Arabia’s Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (2-R) arrive for a dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 01 September 2014. (EPA/Philippe Wojazer)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia is the strategic choice

by Tariq Alhomayed | Sep 4, 2014 | Opinion

All the signs point to Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz’s visit to France being no ordinary visit. This can be seen in the warmth of the welcome French leaders extended to the Saudi Crown Prince, as well as the congested nature of his schedule over this...

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ISIS fighters parade on military vehicles along the streets of northern Raqqa province in Syria on June 30, 2014. (Reuters)

Opinion: Target the Cause, not the Symptoms

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 4, 2014 | Opinion

Under pressure as a result of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) bloody campaign in Iraq—one strewn with massacres, ethnic and sectarian cleansing, and attempts to subjugate women unprecedented in the modern history of Arabs and Muslims—US president Barack...