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Opinion: Saudi Arabia’s Message to France

by Salman Al-dossary | Jun 25, 2015 | Opinion

It is no secret that most of Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic stances towards the Middle East have been in tune with those of France. This is not to mention that Paris may be currently politically closer to Riyadh than any other European capital. A French official was quoted...

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People react as they look at bodies at the scene of a car bomb attack in Hodan district in the capital Mogadishu on June 24, 2015. (Reuters/Feisal Omar)

Car bomb aimed at UAE officials kills three Somali soldiers in Mogadishu

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

Mogadishu, Reuters—A car bomb targeting military instructors from the United Arab Emirates exploded in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday, injuring no UAE citizens but killing at least three Somali soldiers, security officials said. The officials said the...

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French President François Hollande (2nd-R) accompanies Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (L) as he leaves the Élysée Palace, in Paris, on June 24, 2015. (AFP Photo/Alain Jocard)

Saudi Arabia, France agree major deals on back of Deputy Crown Prince visit

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 24, 2015 | Middle East

Paris and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in France for an official visit on Wednesday. Both countries have announced they will sign billions of dollars’ worth of deals in several fields on the...

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Hassan al-Banna. (AAA file photo)

Opinion: Burning the Books of Hassan Al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 24, 2015 | Opinion

There have been insistent demands for the renewal of religious discourse in several Muslim countries, including Egypt, which is known as “the Mother of the World” and home to the Al-Azhar university, its highest religious authority. Ever since the toppling of Egypt’s...

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Yemeni volunteer fighters loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi comb an area at the frontline of their fighting against Houthi fighters in Yemen’s southern city of Aden on June 17, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen: Hadi loyalists in prisoner swap with Houthis

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jun 24, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Volunteer forces loyal to Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi have completed a prisoner swap with the Houthi movement which launched a coup against Hadi earlier this year, an informed source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. Ali Al-Ahmadi,...