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Saudi King Salman, left, shakes hands with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo)

King Salman Invites Indonesia, Azerbaijan Presidents to Attend Summit in Riyadh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a message to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, inviting him to attend the Arab-Islamic-US Summit to be hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The message was delivered by the Minister of...

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Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem February 8, 2015. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/Pool (JERUSALEM – Tags: POLITICS)

Netanyahu Threatens Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 15, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Iran explicitly during his two-day visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. “I want to say in the clearest way: Whoever thinks of attacking us, will be attacked,” Netanyahu said. “Whoever considers destroying...

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A view shows Tehran’s skyline at night with the Milad tower, the sixth tallest tower in the world, Iran May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Marius Bosch

Arrests Increase in Iran

by Adel al-Salmi | Jul 30, 2016 | World

London – Iranian authorities continue to arrest Azeri people days after the crisis following the publication of an article mocking the ethnic group in a newspaper. The minority group of Turkish descents Qashqai joined the anti-racist protests in the four Azeri...

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Upper Qarabagh: The “Black Garden” of Conflicts

by Amir Taheri | Apr 9, 2016 | World

Why now? This is the question that almost all experts have been asking since the latest sudden flare of hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh or Upper Qarabagh (Qarabagh Al-Ulya) last week. As usual, the answers given...

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Azerbaijan and Armenia ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2016 | World

Moscow- Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Tuesday to an immediate ceasefire after a recent surge of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, the TASS news agency reported, citing Armenia’s Defense Ministry. “Operations along the line of contact between the Azerbaijani...