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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives President of the United States of America in the historical Morabaa’ palace (SPA) 24-08-1438 AH

Trump in Riyadh, Game Rules Change

by Salman Al-dossary | May 21, 2017 | Opinion

With the landing of US President Donald Trump airplane in King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh as his first foreign destination, Obama’s phase in foreign policy reached an end. Choosing Saudi Arabia is a clear sign of the upcoming priorities of the US foreign...

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A Houthi militiaman boarding a machine gun equipped convoy, AP

Coup Row Exasperates in Sana’a as Houthis Target Pro-Saleh Politicians, Media Outlets

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Amid worsening humanitarian conditions and Houthi politicians egging followers against insurgency ally, the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh, the coup’s internal tiffs have been short to escalating in Sana’a. Local sources said that the situation in...

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US President Donald Trump. (SPA)

Trump from Riyadh: Ties with Bahrain Will Not Be Strained Anymore

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump held talks on Sunday with Bahrain King Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa on the margins of his visit to Saudi Arabia. He said after the talks in Riyadh: “Our countries have a wonderful relationship together, but there has been a little...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US, Arab Reactions to Trump’s Saudi Visit: ‘A Historic Milestone’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 21, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Arab Capitals – Politicians, officials, and experts from the United States and Arab countries said that US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia was a “historic milestone” and a new beginning for the US relations with the Arab and Islamic world. Noting the...

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President Donald Trump jokes with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a meeting, Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Meets Sisi, Hopes to Visit Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh that he hoped to visit Cairo soon. Trump, on his second day of his visit to Saudi Arabia, told Sisi: “I will get to Egypt. We will absolutely be...