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King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia (L) and US President Barack Obama meet during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, United States, on September 4, 2015. (EPA/Olivier Douliery /POOL)

Opinion: A New Alliance between Riyadh and Washington

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 7, 2015 | Opinion

Even political alliances have shelf lives, and sometimes see a decline in fortunes. It is for this reason that Saudi Arabia and the United States have chosen not to rely solely on the length of their unique seven-decade relationship, but have also formed an new and...

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Smoke rises after an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Iranian embassy in Sana’a functioning as a “Houthi operations room”: Yemen FM

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Sep 7, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah, Sana’a and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital Sana’a is offering financial, strategic, and military advisory support to the Houthi rebels in country, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin said on Sunday. Speaking to Asharq...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (C) meets with Saudi students based at US universities, at his resident in Washington DC, United States, on September 5, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

King Salman hails Saudi Arabia’s “21st century alliance” with US

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States remain as strong as ever and are entering a new stage, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said in a statement as he wrapped up his historic visit to Washington...

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Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani (L) meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Najaf, Iraq, in this July 24, 2014 file picture provided by the United Nations. (Reuters/Eskinder Debebe/UN/Handout via Reuters, file)

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for corrupt officials to be prosecuted

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, on Friday called for the prosecution of the most senior officials suspected of corruption and for the retrieval of stolen state funds. Sistani, whose word...