Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud receives Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. SPA
by Fahd Zayabi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia stressed on Sunday the Kingdom’s firm stance towards the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The position was made during a meeting held on Sunday between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...
A grounded EgyptAir plane. Reuters/Yiannis Kourtoglou
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 20, 2016 | Features
Cairo-Finally, the search teams have found the two black boxes of the Egyptian airplane that has crashed in the Mediterranean. The boxes include information that will put an end to the mystery behind the incident which killed all 66 people on board. Over the past...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | World
Republican Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States should consider further racial profiling in law enforcement, after urging tougher policies after last week’s mass shooting in Orlando. “I think profiling is something that we’re going to have...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | World
Thousands of Germans gathered forming human chains against racism in several large cities on Sunday after a surge in hate crimes against foreigners following a record influx of more than a million migrants last year. Organizers said over 20,000 people joined protests...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | Business
Shares in Abu Dhabi banks soared on Sunday after National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) confirmed they were holding merger talks. NBAD and FGB confirmed in a brief statement they were discussing a merger or combination of their businesses, in what...
