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This file photo shows oil tanks at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city, Saudi Arabia, on November 11, 2007. (Reuters/Ali Jareki/Files)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia and the “Oil Weapon”

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 27, 2014 | Opinion

It is simply Saudi Arabia’s fate that it is held responsible for every little thing that occurs in the global oil markets. If prices go up or down, the finger of blame points her way. If the global economy requires a balance between the supply and demand for oil, all...

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A fire burning at a fuel depot near the airport road in Tripoli, Libya, on July 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Hani Amara)

Opinion: The Idea of Arab Military Intervention

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 27, 2014 | Opinion

In recent history, political battles were limited. Most of the time, each epoch was distinguished by a single crisis. A crisis in a country would not extend to neighboring states for a number of reasons: the political situation was governed by regional powers, the...

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A Musical Reminder of Diversity

by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Oct 27, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Marrakesh, Asharq Al-Awsat—This year’s Atlantic Andalusia Music Festival in Morocco will display an exhibition of works by French artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), including his famous painting Jewish Musicians of Mogador. When Delacroix painted this work, Mogador...

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Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Moroccan Prime Minister: I have not come to change religious beliefs but to solve problems

by Hatim Betioui | Oct 27, 2014 | Interviews

Rabat, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD) broke new ground in Morocco three years ago when it became the first Islamist party to form a government. In a year of revolution across the Arab world, the PJD won the majority of seats in...