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Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (C) is greeted by well-wishers during the pledge of allegiance ceremony at Governance Palace in Riyadh on January 23, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudis pledge allegiance to new King, crown princes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prominent Saudi Arabian scholars, officials and citizens pledged allegiance to King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif at the Governance Palace in Riyadh on Friday evening....

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File photo of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

King Abdullah deputizes Crown Prince Salman to manage state affairs

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2013 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, has deputized Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the deputy prime minister and minister of defence, to administer the affairs of the state and take care of the...

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Jamal Benonmar (Source: Zakia Alia)

UN’s Yemen Envoy Says Dialogue is the Answer

by Hatim Betioui | Mar 2, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen is perhaps the most troubled state in the Middle East with a history of poverty, civil war and division. Uncertainty about its future following the instability that led to and followed the resignation of its former president, Ali Abdullah...