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Osama Mohamed Mursi, son of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi, speaks during a news conference in Cairo July 22, 2013. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Mursi family threatens military institutions with legal action

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 23, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Mohamed Mursi, the son of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, said yesterday that his family is determined to appeal to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an inquiry into “the facts of his father’s kidnapping.” During a press...

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Silhouetted supporters of the ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, stand in front the Egyptian army soldiers, not seen, after the protesters block a highway that link to the airport, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opinion: What’s more important, religion or politics?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jul 14, 2013 | Opinion

If you were to look for a common denominator between all the crises that the Arab world is currently witnessing, you would find it in the phenomenon of religious slogans. Different parties, movements, and organizations that are fighting—from Libya and the Sahara in...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, arrives in Jeddah on Friday. (SPA)

King Abdullah returns from Morocco

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 15, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, cut short his private holiday in Morocco and returned to Jeddah on Friday due to “the repercussions of the events that are currently take place in the region,”...

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In this photo provided by Turkish Presidency Press Service, President Abdullah Gul, center, watches as Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, left, shakes hands with Turkey’s Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz before their talks at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Murat Cetinmuhurdar)

Saudi Arabia-Turkey strengthen defense cooperation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2013 | Middle East

Ankara/Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a key defense industry agreement. Crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy prime minister and defense minister, witnessed the signing of the bilateral agreement on the first day of his...