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Jikany Nuer White Army fighters hold their weapons in Upper Nile State, South Sudan February 10, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Nimeiri Takes Two Controversial Decisions

by Mounir Al-Mawri | Jan 30, 2017 | World

Washington- Intelligence analysts considered that the personal and political motives of former Sudanese President Jaafar Nimeiri led him to take controversial decisions, unaware of their possible consequences. They also doubted his ability to maintain his presidential...

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Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia

White House: Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia in April to Participate in GCC Summit

by Heba El Koudsy | Mar 17, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Washington-US President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia and Britain ahead of his previously scheduled trip to Germany next month. The White House says Obama will head to Saudi Arabia on April 21 for a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which will be...

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A courtroom sketch shows Khalid Al-Fawwaz (C), a 52-year-old Saudi national described as a top Osama Bin Laden deputy, during his sentencing hearing at the New York Federal Court, on May 15, 2015, during which he was sentenced to life in prison in connection with the deadly 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. (Reuters/Marilyn Church/Handout)

Opinion: Khalid Al-Fawwaz and the Problem of Terrorism

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 18, 2015 | Opinion

On Friday the New York Federal Court sentenced Khalid Al-Fawwaz, a suspect in the deadly 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, to life in prison. It took 16 years after the crime was committed to issue the sentence against Fawwaz, who for a while...

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President Barack Obama, left, greets Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, center, and Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, as they arrive at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US, Gulf states head towards key talks at Camp David

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 14, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The ongoing Yemen crisis and the Iran nuclear deal will top the agenda at the US–Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit being held at Camp David on Thursday, with President Barack Obama seeking to convince Gulf allies of Washington’s commitment...

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US President Barack Obama speaks on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, USA, on October 8, 2014. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialovski)

Opinion: Actions Speak Louder than Words, Mr. President

by Salman Al-dossary | May 11, 2015 | Opinion

The upcoming summit at Camp David may be the most significant US–Gulf meeting in the last 50 years. This is not because it would be the first time a US president has met with Gulf leaders. But rather because Washington—and this is no secret—is aware of the strain and...