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US President Barack Obama (C-L) is greeted by Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (C-R) upon his arrival at Rawdat Khurayim, the monarch’s desert camp 60 miles (35 miles) northeast of Riyadh ahead of a meeting with Saudi King Abdullah, on March 28, 2014. Obama arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long alliance between their countries. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)
After Oil, Industry
Most of the news from Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbors in recent months has focused on security and foreign policy issues, especially the split within the Gulf Cooperation Council over Qatar and the Muslim Brotherhood. This is understandable, but it gives a...Life in Limbo
For the past three years, millions of Syrians have been living in hellish conditions, either inside the country’s warzones or as refugees. But there are upwards of 15 million more inside Syria who live away from the frontlines and for whom life today is a never-ending...Caption:
Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa (R), greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Tunis on March 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Everyone’s New Friend
In the early years after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the US was perceived as friendly. It was only in 1956 that its charismatic first president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, clearly shifted into the Soviet camp (however non-aligned he had claimed to be). While the US put...Caption:
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters during an election rally of his ruling AK Party in the Aegean port city of Izmir March 16, 2014. (Reuters/Kayhan Ozer)
Turkey’s Uncertain Vote
Turkey is entering the final leg of campaigning before municipal elections are held on March 30. This is just the beginning of a series of elections: Presidential elections are scheduled for the summer and early general elections may be called before the end of 2014....Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as they meet in Moscow’s Kremlin, on January 16, 2014. (SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP)