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The president of Iraq’s Kurdish autonomous region, Masud Barzani (left), meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Irbil. AFP file photo

Kurdish Referendum: Between Turkish Threats and Iranian Caution

by Said Al-Abyad | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara and Erbil- President of the northern Iraqi Kurdish region Masoud al-Barzani has rejected international, regional and Iraqi pressure to cancel a planned independence referendum, stressing that the Kurdish people are prepared to pay the price for their freedom....

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Sino-Saudi Investment Forum in Jeddah on Thursday. Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic

$20 Billion Sino-Saudi Agreements, 11 Investment Licenses

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 25, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia and China sealed 11 new deals worth around $20 billion to reinforce strategic partnership between the two countries. The kingdom also granted 11 investment licenses to four firms. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih announced on Thursday in...

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Muslim worshipers perform the holy Hajj in Makkah (AFP PHOTO AHMAD GHARABLI)

700 Qatari Pilgrims Crossed the Saudi Borders

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah– The supervisor of the General Secretariat of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Program for Hajj and Umrah, Abdullah Al-Madlej, said that the “Communications” Center has received a flood of telephone calls from Qatari citizens to inquire about many issues...

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Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba at the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Saudi Arabia Can Receive Six Million Pilgrims Next Hajj Seasons

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Specialists in Hajj affairs assured that Saudi Arabia has all requirements to receive more than six million pilgrims during the coming seasons, based on its solid infrastructure, size of projects executed in the holy sites, its national cadre and economic...

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National security servicemen deployed in Shabwa province, Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen: Security Services Arrest Terror Rings in Shabwa, Hadhramaut

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Yemen’s interior ministry announced on Friday foiling a number of plots targeting several liberated cities. Most of the attacks were aimed at undermining the internationally-recognized government’s interests. Terror rings were arrested in each of Shabwa,...