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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Ankara, Turkey March 30, 2017. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS

Erdogan Meets US Secretary of State, Urges Use of ‘Legitimate’ Actors in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday in Ankara for over two hours. Tillerson also held talks with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu before meeting with the Turkish president. Erdogan...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives vice chairman of Central Military Commission of Chinese party (SPA)

Saudi King Meets China’s Vice-Chairman of Central Military Commission

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Thursday Vice Chairman of Central Military Commission of the Chinese Party, Air Force General Xu Qiliang, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, they...

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Members of the Yemeni army ride on the back of a military truck near the Red Sea coast city of al-Mokha, Yemen January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

When will the War in Yemen End?

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 30, 2017 | Opinion

Two years after the “Decisive Storm” in Yemen began due to the coup of the coalition of Houthis militias and Ali Abdullah Saleh groups, the question remains: When will the war be over in Yemen? It is a legitimate, natural, and expected question. No one really wants...

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Saudi Aramco Pays Premium in Debut Sukuk Sale

by Wael Mahdi | Mar 30, 2017 | Business

Khobar- Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, is paying a significant premium to the government and to its previous borrowing in its first sale of Islamic bonds. Aramco is offering seven-year, riyal-denominated sukuk at 25 basis points (bps) over the...

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Yemeni army forces fire a missile towards positions of al Qaeda-linked militants in the southern province of Abyan June 10, 2012. REUTERS/Yemen’s Defence Ministry/ Handout

US Drone Raid Kills Four Suspected AQAP Members in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – At a time the terror offshoot of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is attempting a failed comeback in Yemen’s Lahij, a US drone reportedly killed four suspected members of the organization in the northern district of Moudiya early Wednesday. They...