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A handout picture made available on March 14, 2015 by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) and Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) listening to Egyptian investment minister Ashraf Salman (3rd-R) as they look at a scale model of the new Egyptian capital displayed at the congress hall in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Samaaha/Egyptian Presidency HO)

Opinion: We must protect the Egypt-Saudi alliance

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 11, 2015 | Opinion

New F-16 warplanes, Harpoon missiles and M1 tank kits are being shipped to Egypt’s armed forces, which are engaged in a difficult fight against extremist groups in the Sinai Peninsula. They are also protecting their border with Libya—the second front. But why does the...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, addresses a meeting of university professors on July 2, 2014.
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Opinion: Khamenei’s Bluster

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 11, 2015 | Opinion

The verbal attack launched by Iran’s Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei towards Saudi Arabia was completely expected and no cause for surprise. The same can be said of the repeated insulting comments put forward by Khamenei’s deputy in Lebanon, Hezbollah chief Hassan...

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Egyptian Judge Mohamed Nagi Shehata reads the verdicts in a case that has become known as the “Rabaa Operations Room” trial in Cairo, Egypt, on April 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—An Egyptian court sentenced Mohammed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, and gave a life term to a US-Egyptian citizen for ties to the Brotherhood. The men...

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A Saudi border guard patrols Saudi Arabia’s maritime border with Yemen along a beach on the Red Sea, near Jizan on April 8, 2015. (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser)

Yemen-Saudi border secure from Houthi attack: Asir commander

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2015 | Middle East

Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia has beefed up its presence along its southern border with Yemen, Asir Border Guard Commander Gen. Ahmed Al-Ghamdi said. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, the Saudi Border Guard Commander said: “The Border Guard troops in Asir are at...

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Cuban President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama shake hands moments before the opening ceremony of the VII Americas Summit, in Panama City on April 10, 2015. (AFP Photo/Presidencia Panama)

Handshake sets stage for historic Obama-Castro meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2015 | World

Panama City, AP—With a cordial evening handshake, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro moved Friday toward a groundbreaking meeting on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas in what would be a remarkable display of reconciliation between two...