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A file picture taken on January 1, 2013 shows jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force performing during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students at the Riyadh military airport, in the Saudi capital. (AFP/Fayez Nureldine)

Saudi airstrikes target rebel bases in Yemen

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

Sana’a, AP—Saudi Arabia bombed key military installations in Yemen on Thursday after announcing a broad regional coalition to oust Shiite rebels that forced the country’s embattled president to flee. Some of the strikes hit positions in the country’s...

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Former Lebanese president Amine Gemayel. (Reuters)

Amine Gemayel: Arab states committing collective suicide

by Regina Youssef | Mar 26, 2015 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Lebanon’s presidential vacuum continues for its 10th month and the country of almost 4.5 million inhabitants continues to reel from the economic and social pressure caused by the influx of an estimated 1.5 million refugees fleeing the...

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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...