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Smoke from Israeli shelling billow from the Lebanese town of Al-Majidiyah on the Lebanese border with Israel on January 28, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ALI DIA)

Hezbollah claims responsibility for attack on Israeli convoy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2015 | Middle East

Jerusalem, AP—The Lebanese Hezbollah group claimed responsibility for firing a missile that targeted an Israeli military convoy on Wednesday, an attack that prompted Israel to fire at least 50 artillery shells into Lebanon in a significant escalation along the...

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President Barack Obama meets new Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The president and first lady have come to expresses their condolences on the death of the late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Obama’s Four-Hour Trip to Riyadh

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 28, 2015 | Opinion

Two highly significant diplomatic messages were sent during US President Barack Obama’s four-hour visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The first came from Washington when President Obama deliberately headed a large, high-ranking delegation from the government and the...

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A picture taken late in Riyadh on January 26, 2015 shows an advertisement board displaying portraits of Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman bin Abdul Aziz (R), Crown Prince Moqren bin Abdul Aziz (C) and deputy Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef to show a symbolic allegiance after the death of King Abdullah. Salman […]

Opinion: Securing the Saudi Succession

by Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 28, 2015 | Opinion

As soon as he took the throne, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz took a historic decision regarding the Saudi succession, dispelling months, if not years, of Arab and international speculation and conjecture regarding the future of Saudi...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) greets President Barack Obama (C) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, on January 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama and Saudi king discuss Iran, energy in symbolic visit

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Reuters—US President Barack Obama met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Tuesday to pay respects to the late King Abdullah and bolster a relationship that now stretches well beyond oil interests to security cooperation across the volatile Gulf Arab...

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un observes the military’s river crossing training at an unknown location in North Korea.
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Moscow says North Korean leader Kim confirms Russia visit: Yonhap

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2015 | World

Seoul, Reuters—North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has confirmed he will attend celebrations in Russia in May marking the Soviet victory over Germany in the Second World War, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, citing a Kremlin spokesman. The trip...