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(FILES) – A handout file picture released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on March 26, 2015 shows Saudi Defence Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L) and Second Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef (R) arriving for a meeting with Saudi air forces officers to discuss plans and developments of the military operations against […]
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Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (R) meeting with United Nations special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Damascus on November 10, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA)
Opinion: Mr. de Mistura, why don’t you invite ISIS to Geneva as well?
A week ago, the UN’s envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, defied everyone by insisting that Iran be invited to a proposed international conference on Syria, saying: “The United Nations and myself have the right and will be inviting everyone, including Iran.” Dear Mr....Caption:
A handout picture taken and released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on April 29, 2015 at a royal palace in Riyadh shows Saudi well-wishers greeting the newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (C) and new Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (C-L) in a traditional pledge of allegiance ceremony. (AFP Photo/SPA/HO)
Saudis pledge allegiance to new princes
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudis pledged their allegiance on Wednesday to new Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who were both appointed by royal decree. The decisions to appoint the new princes came as part of 25 royal decrees...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry is greeted by Prince Saud Al-Faisal upon arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)
Kerry bids fond farewell to Saudi counterpart
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry bid farewell to his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal on Wednesday, hailing him as “not just . . . the planet’s longest-serving foreign minister but also among the wisest.” “During four decades at the...Caption:
Prince Dr. Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed (3-L), and Richard Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Space Systems Company, are joined by other dignitaries after signing a deal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 29, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Saad Al-Anzi)