by Nasser Al-Haqbani | May 14, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz increased his country’s aid commitment to Yemen to over 500 million US dollars on Wednesday as a humanitarian ceasefire between the Saudi-led coalition of Arab countries and Houthi rebels held in Yemen...
by Heba El Koudsy | May 12, 2015 | Middle East
Washington, DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Monday dismissed reports that Saudi King Salman’s decision not to attend a summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Camp David later this week signaled a rift in relations between Saudi Arabia and the United...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has named a new Crown Prince and Deputy Crown Prince as part of a string of royal decrees issued on Tuesday, which also saw the appointment of a new foreign minister. Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Naif...
by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Mar 4, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi diplomat recently freed from captivity in Yemen revealed on Tuesday he was treated badly by his Al-Qaeda captors. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi Deputy Consul Abdullah Al-Khalidi said he was “guiltlessly” kidnapped by Al-Qaeda in...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 23, 2015 | Middle East
Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia will spare no effort in the global and regional fight against extremism and terrorism, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said on Sunday. “Our security services have been relentless in blocking the efforts...
