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Yemenis purchase goods in the Sheikh Othman area, in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, on May 13, 2015. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)

Saudi Arabia doubles Yemen aid to half-billion dollars as truce holds

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...

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In this January 27, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama meets Saudi Arabian King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Kingdom’s relationship with US remains strong: Saudi FM

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...

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Composite image showing King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (C), Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Naif (R) and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi King names new heirs amid cabinet reshuffle

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...

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Saudi Deputy Consul to Aden Abdullah Al-Khalidi (C-L) was awarded the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud by King Salman (C-R). (SPA)

Saudi diplomat says was treated “inhumanely” by Al-Qaeda captors

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...

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(From L-R) Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, Governor of Mecca Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, and Sheikh Abdullah Al-, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League, speak on a conference panel on the first day of the ‘Islam and the Fight Against Terrorism’ conference organized by the Muslim World League, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on February 22, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Ahmed Hashad)

Kingdom sparing no effort in fight against extremism, terrorism: Saudi King

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...