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A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency on June 20, 2014 shows Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (L) meeting with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (R), at Cairo airport on June 20, 2014. (AFP Photo)

Opinion: Egypt is being targeted

by Tariq Alhomayed | Feb 9, 2015 | Opinion

It has become abundantly clear in recent days that Egypt is being targeted, and on a number of different levels. What is also clear is that since the passing of Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz and the assumption to the throne of his successor, Custodian of the Two...

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In this photo provided by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi’s newly enthroned King Salman, center, receives oaths of loyalty in a traditional Islamic investiture ceremony that bestows his legitimacy, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. World leaders and top dignitaries began arriving in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to give their condolences following the death of King Abdullah, […]

Opinion: The Saudi Succession

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jan 25, 2015 | Opinion

It is only natural that the death of King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz would be greeted with such an outpouring of grief due to his status as a unique and visionary world leader. The King of Saudi Arabia; Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques; an icon for Arabs and Muslims; the...

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Princess Alice’s photos of her trip to Saudi Arabia on display in Manchester Central Library, December 2014. (James Hanna)

Royal Photos of Saudi Arabia’s Past

by Najlaa Habriri | Dec 9, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Manchester, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Manchester Public Library is holding an exhibition of rare photos taken by Princess Alice, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria, during her famed journey through the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1938. The exhibition is held under the...