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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Baha al-Araji speaks during the opening ceremony of the fourth season of the International Defense, Security and Aviation Fair in Baghdad, Iraq, 07 March 2015. (EPA/Ali Abbas)

Saudi backing Baghdad will accelerate ISIS’s end: Araji

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Mar 25, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia will re-open its embassy in Baghdad before the end of April, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Baha Araji told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat from the Saudi capital Riyadh, Araji praised the move, adding that this is an...

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Rescue workers near the crash site of the Germanwings Airbus A320 in Seyne-les-Alpes, France, on March 25, 2015.
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Investigators search mountains after “inexplicable” Airbus crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2015 | World

Seyne-Les-Alpes, France, Reuters—Lufthansa said on Wednesday it could not explain why its Germanwings Airbus had crashed into an Alpine ravine killing all 150 on board as investigators tried to discover what had caused the first major air disaster in France in 15...

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Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud gestures during a meeting with senior judicial officials in Riyadh on March 24, 2015. (SPA)

Saudi judiciary is independent: King Salman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has affirmed that the Kingdom’s judiciary is independent of the executive and that its judicial system is based on the Qur’an and Sunnah. The King met with Saudi Arabia’s Justice Minister Waleed Al-Samani and a...

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Members of a militia loyal to Yemen’s President Hadi chew qat as they sit next to their tank, guarding a major intersection in Aden, Yemen, on March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Hamza Hendawi, File)

Yemen: Houthi militia sweeps toward Aden in threat to president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2015 | Middle East

Aden, Reuters—Houthi forces in Yemen backed by allied army units seized a key air base on Wednesday and appeared poised to capture the southern port of Aden from defenders loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, local residents said. The Houthis and their military...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal gestures during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (not pictured) after a meeting on March 23, 2015 in Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)

Opinion: Prepare for the Yemeni Storm

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 25, 2015 | Opinion

What is currently happening in Yemen is not the first problem Saudi Arabia has faced with respect to its neighbor to the south. But the current problems don’t just concern Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is of course the most affected out of the countries of the Arabian...