by Huda Al-Saleh | Feb 20, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Saudi diplomat said that military chiefs gathered in Riyadh for a meeting of the US-led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may have discussed the training of Libyan soldiers in the fight against...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Feb 7, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s Council of Senior Scholars is considering a proposal to expand its membership to include representatives with non-religious backgrounds for the first time, a member of the country’s highest religious institution told Asharq...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Dec 30, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following local reports that rival Lebanese presidential hopefuls Michel Aoun and Samir Geagea are set to meet in January to seek a way to resolve the ongoing presidential vacuum in the country, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Lebanon affirmed...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Nov 27, 2014 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) interior ministers have issued guidance on establishing a joint Gulf police force, set to be based in Abu Dhabi, to boost security cooperation among member states. The joint GCC police force has been dubbed a...
by Huda Al-Saleh | Jun 13, 2014 | Media
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leadership has agreed to form a “working group” to foster coordination in order to address the escalating problems and risks related to incitement and sedition on social media, Bahraini Communications Minister...
