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King Salman: We are Keen to Achieve Arab and Islamic Unity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2016 | Middle East

Saudi Arabia and several other Islamic countries yesterday announced that the new moon of Ramadan has been sighted and that the holy month of fasting will begin on Monday. On this occasion, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Crown...

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Opinion: The Mirage of Sovereignty and the Bluff of National Unity

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion

Both Iraq and Lebanon are currently living two big ‘lies’: sovereignty and national unity, and as the days go by, not only are the politicians in the two countries proving their ability to bluff their people, but also their ability to bluff themselves. 1920 was a...

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March 14 Alliance: We Refuse to Turn Lebanon into a Victim of Iran’s Domination

by Thair Abbas | Feb 22, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Lebanese government will today meet to discuss the implications of the latest Gulf stance following Saudi Arabia’s announcement that it has stopped its military and security aid to Lebanon and that it will review relations with Lebanon as a result of the Lebanese...

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Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri. (AAA)

Saudi Envoy in Beirut Calls for National Dialogue

by Thair Abbas | Apr 8, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awwad Asiri called on Lebanese officials to be more mindful and wiser, avoid escalatory language, and be rational in order to keep Lebanon away from danger. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, Asiri hoped that the...

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Pro-democracy protesters demonstrate to call for the prosecution of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa March 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen and the Threat of Secession

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 19, 2013 | Opinion

In 1990, three months before Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iraq, North Yemen president Ali Abdullah Saleh surprised everyone by announcing his agreement with South Yemen leader Ali Salem al-Beidh to integrate the two regimes and unify. Optimism reigned...