Articles tagged with: Saudi Arabia

Adel Al Toraifi
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

A Talk with Turkish Deputy PM Bekir Bozdağ

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish deputy prime minister, Bekir Bozdağ, emphasized that the visit paid by Saudi crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz to Turkey “will contribute greatly in developing relations between the two countries.” In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat against the backdrop of the official Saudi delegation's visit to Ankara, Bozdağ spoke about Saudi-Turkish ties, the deteriorating situation in Syria, and Gulf security. The following interview has been e...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia-Turkey strengthen defense cooperation

Ankara/Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed a key defense industry agreement. Crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy prime minister and defense minister, witnessed the signing of the bilateral agreement on the first day of his official visit to Turkey. The agreement was signed by Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, and his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoğlu, in the attendance of Turkish president Abdullah Gül and Saudi crown p...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Visits Turkey

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, emphasized that his visit to T...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

IMF says Saudi outlook ‘positive’ for 2013

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave Saudi Arabia’s economy a clean bill of health in its latest report on the kingdom’s economic affairs this w...

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Mahmud El Shafey
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia repels cyber-attacks

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A number of Saudi Arabian government websites were subject to a series of “coordinated and simultaneous attacks” by unknown hackers over the past ...

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Yasser Al-Abnawy
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on : Saturday, 18 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia to prevent EU pork-fed fish from entry

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Not long after the European horse meat scandal shocked the world, the European commission has approved a decision to feed fish with processed animal p...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Lawrence Wright on the Riyadh Compound Bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lawrence Wright, Al-Qaeda expert and author of The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11, said that the Riyadh Compound Bombings marked the beg...

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Badr Al-Qahtani
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on : Thursday, 16 May, 2013

Saudi envoy: UN resolution a victory for the Syrian people

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria was passed by the UN General Assembly yesterday, despite a noticeable drop in intern...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

US Security Expert on Al-Qaeda, Iran, and the Riyadh Compound Bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the week of the tenth anniversary of the Riyadh Compound Bombings, Asharq Al-Awsat spoke to US counter-terrorism expert Brian Fishman on the implic...

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Mohammed Al-Shafey
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

Islamist sheds light on Riyadh compound bombings

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—This week is the tenth anniversary of the 2003 Riyadh Compound Bombings that targeted three residential housing compounds in the Saudi capital. The attack...

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