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A file picture taken on January 1, 2013 shows jet fighters of the Saudi Royal air force performing during the graduation ceremony of the 83rd batch of King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA) students at the Riyadh military airport, in the Saudi capital. Saudi warplanes launched strikes on Huthi rebels in Yemen on March 26, 2015, as the kingdom launched a 10-nation coalition to check the rebels’ advance and prevent the fall of Yemen’s embattled President Abedrabbo Mansur Hadi. AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE

Saudi Arabia Playing a Pivotal Role in Brokering Peace for Yemen

by Said Al-Abyad | May 25, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Arab and foreigner diplomats hailed the great role played by Saudi Arabia concerning Yemeni peace talks- underway in Kuwait- and on reaching a comprehensive peaceful solution which reflects justly upon the people of Yemen. Saudi diplomacy played a pivotal...

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Opinion: Lebanon – Electoral Escapism From Politics

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 25, 2016 | Opinion

The Lebanese are surely entitled to celebrate exercising one form of “democracy” provided to them by the municipal and mayoral elections. Of course they are, given that foreign dictates have for almost two years prevented the election of a new president; and that they...

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A Palestinian woman argues with an Israeli border policeman during a protest against Jewish settlements in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah September 4, 2015. REUTERS

Iran Allocates Yearly $70 Mln for Palestinian “Jihad”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2016 | Middle East

London- Iran decided to provide fixed financial support to the Palestinian Jihad Islamic Movement, has visited Tehran in April, Palestinian sources close to the movement stated. The PIJ delegation was headed by its Secretary General Ramadan Shalah and included his...

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A Sudanese farmer prepares his land for irrigation on the banks of the river Nile in Khartoum./ REUTERS

Sudan Sets a Private Plan for Saudi Investments

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 25, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Sudanese official revealed that Sudan has allocated over one million acres for Saudi agricultural investment in Sudan designed to conform with Saudi Vision 2030 comprising 18 recommendations to invest in the country. He revealed that Sudan’s agricultural...

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Afghan security forces inspect at the site of a suicide attack in west of Kabul, Afghanistan May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Afghan Taliban Appoint New Leader after Mansour’s Death

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 25, 2016 | World

The Afghan Taliban have named a deputy to former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader, a spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday, the group’s first official confirmation that Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike last week. The newly appointed...