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An image grab made available on April 26, 2015 from video footage from a kidnapper’s video broadcast by the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation shows freed Swedish nationals Martin Reen (L) and Thomas Olsson, who were held hostage by Syrian jihadists since December 2013. (AFP Photo/Swedish Broadcasting Corporation)

Palestinian operatives helped free Syria hostages: official

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2015 | Middle East

Jerusalem, AP—A top Palestinian intelligence official provided first details on Sunday of the release of two Swedish hostages held in Syria for 17 months, saying the captors drove them to a pre-arranged drop-off point, pushed them out of the car and sped off. The...

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Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf (2nd-L) arrives to offer condolences after the death of Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh, on January 24, 2015. (Reuters/Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters)

Swedish King moves to contain diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia

by Farouq Saloum | Mar 22, 2015 | Middle East

Stockholm, Asharq Al-Awsat—Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf will meet with Foreign Minister Margot Wallström on Monday in a bid to contain an ongoing diplomatic spat between Sweden and Saudi Arabia. A statement from the Swedish Royal Court on Saturday said the King would...

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Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (C) heads a Saudi cabinet meeting in the capital Riyadh, on March 17, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

Saudi cabinet weighs in on diplomatic rift with Sweden

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 16, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia on Monday once again defended its judiciary and human rights record, in response to recent comments by Sweden’s foreign minister that have led to a diplomatic rift between the two nations, and warned it could reconsider...

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A general view of Saudi Arabia’s embassy is seen in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 11, 2015. (Reuters/Nora Lorek/TT News Agency)

Diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Sweden widens as Kingdom recalls ambassador

by Adhwan Alahmari | Mar 12, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Wednesday, in the latest development in an ongoing diplomatic rift between the two countries. A Saudi Foreign Ministry statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday said the...