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Sultan Dowaihi, CEO of Saudi Arabian Airlines, speaks at a reception at Ankara airport after arriving aboard the airline’s maiden flight to the Turkish capital on Friday. –SPA

Saudi Arabian Airlines Starts Direct Flights to Ankara

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 20, 2016 | Business

Ankara- Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Kingdom’s flag carrier, has started direct flights to the Turkish capital, Ankara. There will be four weekly flights to Ankara; (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from Jeddah and three flights from Madinah (Tuesday, Thursday and...

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Houthis Violate the 48-hour Yemen Truce

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Aden- Houthi militias and former President Abdullah Saleh forces committed at least 15 violations in the first hours of the 48-hour truce declared by the Arab Coalition in Yemen starting at mid-day Saturday. The Command of Coalition Forces to Support...

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Yemen’s Initiative Being Tested

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 20, 2016 | Opinion

As I predicted, the initiative proposed by the U.N. Special Envoy, Ismail Ould Sheikh, for ending the conflict in Yemen, which was approved by all parties, had its first test of 48-hours ceasefire. Despite criticism from major parties in the legitimate government, I...