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Yemeni children walk amidst the rubble of a house in Sana’a on August 11, 2016. Mohammed Huwais/AFP

Houthis Target Mecca for Second Time in 3 Weeks

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah-The command of the coalition forces to support the legitimacy in Yemen has announced that the Saudi Air Defense was able to intercept a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias on Thursday evening from the province of Saada towards the Mecca area. In a...

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King Salman during his meeting with United States Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives U.S. Secretary of Treasury

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 28, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh–Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Yamamah palace on Thursday United States Secretary of Treasury Jack Lew and the accompanying delegation currently on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the reception, the two...

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People walk past empty restaurants in downtown Beirut, Lebanon on November 20, 2012. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanese Economy Minister: Absence of Saudi Investors, Tourists Led to Financial Crisis

by Wajdi Al-Aridi | Oct 28, 2016 | Business

Beirut–Lebanese Minister of Economy, Dr. Alain Hakim, said that the economic situation in Lebanon has witnessed some deterioration due to the political crisis that hampers the work of the government’s financial and economic institutions. In an interview with Asharq...

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ISIS militants in the Syrian city of Raqqa in 2013. AFP

Erdogan Expands Euphrates Shield to Raqqa, Iranian General Killed

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut, Paris-Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that a military operation led by Euphrates Shield forces will target the city of Manbij, lately liberated by the Syrian Democratic Forces from ISIS. Turkey will also target the...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew. (SPA)

American Official: U.S. Keen on Supporting Riyadh in Vision 2030

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 28, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Deputy Director of the White House’s National Economic Council, Adewale Adeyemo, said his country was keen on supporting Saudi Arabia in the implementation of Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program. “We are here to deepen and strengthen the...