Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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In this photo made available by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), coffins containing the bodies of Emirati soldiers killed in Yemen arrive at the Al-Bateen Airport early on September 5, 2015, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (WAM, via AP)

Yemen: Coalition forces regroup after Houthi Ma’rib attack

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Sep 6, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Forces of the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen are regrouping in the central Yemeni province of Ma’rib, following Friday’s deadly attack by Houthi rebels which killed dozens of coalition troops. Coalition spokesman...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz speaks during an event hosted by the US–Saudi Arabian Business Council, in Washington DC, United States, on September 4, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

King Salman: Saudi economy resilient enough to withstand current crises

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 6, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s economy is capable of withstanding global economic crises and the current drop in oil prices, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said on Friday during his visit to Washington. Speaking at an event...

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Migrant families walk at the railway track at the Hungarian–Serbian border near Roszke village, on September 6, 2015. Europe is deeply divided over how to handle the continent’s biggest refugee crisis since the end of World War II. (AFP Photo/Csaba Segesvari)

Opinion: The EU and the Mediterranean Migrant Crisis

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 6, 2015 | Opinion

I was recently on a trip to Europe and waited for three hours at the Calais train station before I was able to reach the UK. Due to the delays caused by large numbers of migrants in Calais, I arrived in London after midnight. Such chaos obstructing railway activity is...