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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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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz (C) is greeted by dignitaries after arriving at the G20 Leader’s Summit in Brisbane, Australia, on November 13, 2014. (AFP Photo/William West)

Opinion: The King of Reforms

by Ali Ibrahim | Jan 28, 2015 | Opinion

It is natural that Western media outlets and researchers have been abuzz with outpourings of analyses, studies and conclusions about the direction Saudi Arabia’s domestic and foreign policy will take after King Salman Bin Abdulaziz ascended to the throne after the...

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New Saudi King Salman attends a ceremony with world leaders offering their condolences following the death of the late Saudi King, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, at the Diwan royal palace in Riyadh January 24, 2015. (Reuters/Yoan Valat)

Opinion: A King Loyal to Family and Country

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jan 26, 2015 | Opinion

In 2010, while Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz—then Prince Salman—was leaving a dinner reception held for him in Norway by the country’s minister for higher education, a crowd of people, including Norwegians and members of the Arab and Muslim communities in...

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King Salman (center R), receives world leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 24, 2015. (AP Photo/SPA)

World leaders converge on Riyadh to pay tribute to King Abdullah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Riyadh witnessed an unprecedented gathering of international dignitaries on Saturday, as world leaders gathered in the Saudi capital to pay their respects to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz on the passing of his...

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Anbar tribal chief Sheikh Hawas Al-Sadid (L) and late King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz in Anbar, Iraq. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraq: Anbar tribal chiefs remember “falconer” King Abdullah

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Jan 25, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi tribal leaders and elders on Friday paid tribute to late Saudi monarch King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, recalling his numerous trips to western Iraq during the 1960s and 1970s when the region was known more for its hunting and falconry than...