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American and Saudi national flags are seen on a main road in Riyadh, on May 19, 2017.
Trump, on his first foreign trip since taking office in January, will tell Muslim leaders of his “hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam” as he seeks support for the war against radical Islamists, Washington has said. / AFP PHOTO / FAYEZ NURELDINE (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

4 Reasons Why Trump’s Saudi Visit Is Different

by Meghan O'Sullivan | May 21, 2017 | Opinion

President Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable and, thus, no one knows what to expect of his first trip abroad. But when it comes to the first stop, Saudi Arabia, we can be sure it will be very unlike the visits of past US leaders to Riyadh when it comes...

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Turkish police officers secure the road leading to the Russian embassy in Ankara on December 21, 2016. (AFP Photo)

Ankara Police Kill 2 Suspected ISIS Members Plotting Attack

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

Turkish police on Sunday killed in a clash two suspected ISIS members believed to have been planning an attack in the capital Ankara, the regional governor said. The two, in their 20s, were killed during a police operation on their residence in the Etimesgut district...

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Saudi King Salman with US President Donald Trump during his Riyadh trip on May 20. (SPA)

Trump and King Salman: An Alliance for Man

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 21, 2017 | Features

The summit, rather the summits that were and will be hosted by the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday, between the leading country in the world, the United States, and the leaders of the Gulf, Arab and Muslim worlds, are historic events with many...

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An Afghan security personnel retaliates against Taliban insurgents during an anti-Taliban operation in Dur Baba district near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the eastern Nangarhar province on September 25, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ Noorullah SHIRZADA

20 Policemen Killed in Taliban Raids in Southern Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 21, 2017 | World

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed early Sunday when Taliban fighters stormed multiple security outposts in the volatile southern province of Zabul, officials said. Local officials made desperate calls to Afghan television stations to seek attention as they were...

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A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo – RTX2JWTX

Iran: Trump and Allies Face 3 Choices

by Amir Taheri | May 21, 2017 | Features

What to do about Iran? The question has been posed by every US administration since 1979 when a group of “students” seized the American Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage for 444 days. In the four decades that followed, the Islamic Republic of Iran cast...