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Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bayda on February 15, 2015. (Reuters/Esa Omran Al-Fetori)
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A handout photograph made available by the Saudi Press Agency shows Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (R) meeting with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani (L), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 17, 2015. (EPA/Saudi Press Agency/HO)
Opinion: The Bedrock of Stability in the Arab World
Over the course of three days the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, has been receiving Gulf leaders in the Saudi capital Riyadh: the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah; then the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,...Caption:
Tribal gunmen loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi movement shout slogans and hold weapons during a gathering in Sana’a, Yemen, on February 4, 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)
Yemen’s Houthis buying off local tribes: sources
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s southern secessionist Al-Hirak movement has offered to work with the Shi’ite Houthi movement which recently seized control of the country’s government, to help ease Yemen’s political crisis, as reports surface...Caption:
King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C) of Saudi Arabia greets Emir of Qatar (L) on his arrival in Riyadh on February 17, 2015 (Bandar Al-Jelaud)
Saudi King receives Qatari Emir in Riyadh
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani paid a state visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the third Gulf leader to arrive in Riyadh this week after the Emir of Kuwait and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of...Caption:
A rebel fighter sits atop a tank at the front line against forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in Ratian village, north of Aleppo, on February 17, 2015. (REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah)