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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks in New Delhi, India, October 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Omar al-Bashir: ISIS was Created to Justify Attacks against Sunnis

by Ghassan Charbel and Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jan 26, 2017 | Interviews

Riyadh – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said that Arab populations were victims of a “Western, Persian and Zionist conspiracy”. He also accused Iran of seeking to control Arab States by targeting the Sunni community and spreading the Shi’ite ideology in different...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques patronizes King Faisal Air College ceremony on its 50th anniversary, graduation of 91st batch of students, inauguration of new aircraft F.15SA/ SPA

KSA Launches Most Modern Air Power: F-15SA Eagle

by abdollah al-haida | Jan 26, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud launched on Wednesday the new F-15SA aircraft during the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Foundation of King Faisal Air College and the graduation of the 91st batch of its students in Riyadh,...

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Fernando Botero Introduces New Concepts of Art, Creativity

by Luisa Polido | Jan 26, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Bogota- To reach the museum of the Artist Fernando Botero in Bogota, people have to walk in the historical heart of the city, which is considered the most beautiful part of the Columbian capital. The area is characterized with massive buildings and narrow streets,...

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Former Sudanese Prime Minister and head of the opposition Umma Party Sadeq al-Mahdi addresses residents displaced by the Merowe dam as they stage a sit-down protest against what they describe as injustice and oppression, inside the Umma Party Headquarters in Omdurman December 24, 2011. The Merowe dam project, which was completed in 2009, displaced tens of thousands of people and has long been a source of controversy. REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Sudan: Al-Mahdi Returns to the Country From Self-imposed Exile

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Sadiq Al-Mahdi, the former Prime Minister of Sudan who is also the head of the National Umma Party and the religious movement the Ansar, will return to Sudan after spending more than two years in self-imposed exile in Egypt. His party and supporters announced that...

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Opinion: Moving the Embassy May Have Repercussions

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 25, 2017 | Opinion

The US government’s decision to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem is not a new move. Congress had already ordered the move more than a decade ago but every president since then has resorted to postponing it as they cannot reject the decision...