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Saudi Deputy Consul to Aden Abdullah Al-Khalidi (C-L) was awarded the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud by King Salman (C-R). (SPA)
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Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad Bin Naif (R) speaks with Britain’s Defence Secretary Michael Fallon at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 3, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)
Enhanced British military presence in region will benefit Gulf: British defense minister
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Plans to strengthen Britain’s military presence in Bahrain will benefit the entire Gulf region, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday during a visit to the Saudi capital Riyadh. Fallon, who was in Riyadh as part of a...Caption:
Anti-Houthi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration to show support to Yemen’s President Hadi in Taiz, Yemen, on February 28, 2015. (Reuters/Anees Mahyoub)
Yemen: Houthis, Saleh oppose Hadi’s call to hold talks in Riyadh
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The rebel Houthi movement and Yemen’s ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) party turned down on Tuesday a proposal by embattled Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to move UN-sponsored talks to Riyadh, a government source told Asharq...Caption:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he speaks before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
After Netanyahu warnings, US, Iran resume talks
Montreux, Reuters—The US and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran’s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had warned that the deal being negotiated was a serious mistake. US Secretary...Caption:
Miners arrive to help with the rescue effort in Zasyadko coal mine in Donetsk on March 4, 2015. (Reuters/Baz Ratner)