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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (C) speaks to Crown Prince Muqrin, (center L) in Riyadh on January 24, 2015. (AP Photo/SPA)

World leaders, Saudi people offer condolences on passing of King Abdullah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—World leaders continued to flock to the Saudi capital Riyadh for the third day in a row on Sunday, to offer their condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on the passing of his brother, King Abdullah Bin...

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Head of radical leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras (R) meets with leader of right-wing, anti-bailout Independent Greeks party Panos Kammenos at party headquarters in Athens, January 26, 2015. (REUTERS/Lefteris Pitarakis/Pool)

Tsipras to form anti-bailout Greek government after big victory

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 26, 2015 | World

Athens, Reuters—Greek left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras struck a deal with a right-wing party to form a government to confront international lenders and reverse years of painful austerity following a crushing election victory by his Syriza party. The success of the...

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Egyptian TV presenter Faten Abdul Ma’boud (R) and Lebanese TV presenter Liliane Daoud (L). (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanese anchorwomen cause a stir in Egypt’s media

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jan 26, 2015 | Media

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A new wave of Lebanese TV anchorwomen, sporting a more relaxed and outgoing presenting style, are appearing on Egyptian satellite TV channels, sparking a new debate about the competition between foreign and homegrown media talent in the country....

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New Saudi King Salman attends a ceremony with world leaders offering their condolences following the death of the late Saudi King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, at the Diwan royal palace in Riyadh January 24, 2015. (Reuters/Yoan Valat)

Opinion: A King Loyal to Family and Country

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jan 26, 2015 | Opinion

In 2010, while Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz—then Prince Salman—was leaving a dinner reception held for him in Norway by the country’s minister for higher education, a crowd of people, including Norwegians and members of the Arab and Muslim communities in...

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A free drawing symposium at the opening conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraqi activists establish new women’s rights group

by Jamal Al-Qassas | Jan 26, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Female activists in Baghdad have established Women for a Civil Iraq, an organization that aims to promote Iraqi civil culture, preserve human rights and freedom of expression, and promote the separation of religion from politics in the...