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Followers of the Shi’ite Muslim Houthi group shout slogans as they attend an anti-government gathering in Arhab, north of Yemen’s capital Sana’a, on August 17, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: Fight against Al-Qaeda continues as Houthis call for protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clashes continued between the military and Al-Qaeda insurgents in Yemen’s southern Hadhramaut governorate over the weekend, as Houthi rebels called for public demonstrations against the government. The Yemeni security forces have launched a...

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Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah smiles during the 23rd EU–GCC Council and Ministerial Meeting in Manama, Bahrain, on June 30, 2013. (Reuters/Hamad Mohammed)

Gulf committee readies report on rift with Qatar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh and Kuwait City, Asharq Al-Awsat—A committee from member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is to hold a meeting this week on Qatar’s adherence to a deal to end the diplomatic dispute between the emirate and its neighbors. An informed source, speaking...

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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron visits a UK Aid Disaster Response Center where humanitarian supplies are being collected to be airlifted to Iraq at Cotswold Airport near the village of Kemble, Gloucestershire, southern England, on August 14, 2014. (AFP Photo/Pool/Stefan Wermuth)

UK prime minister reaffirms bigger British role in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—British Prime Minister David Cameron restated his belief that the UK should expand its role in Iraq on Monday, but said it would stop short of “boots on the ground.” Meanwhile, speaking at a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus, Minister of Defense...

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters on the back of a truck as they head to the Mosul Dam on the River Tigris on August 17, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Peshmerga retake Mosul Dam: spokesmen

by Dalshad Abdullah | Aug 18, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil and Ramadi, Asharq Al-Awsat—A spokesman for the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) said on Sunday evening that Kurdish Peshmerga fighters backed by US air power had retaken control of Iraq’s biggest dam from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Saeed Mamo...

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In this July 15, 2014 file photo, Haider Al-Abadi speaks to the media after an Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Opinion: What is the difference between Abadi and Maliki?

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 18, 2014 | Opinion

Iraq turned a page on a disastrous period in its recent history with the departure of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Malki, whose term in office is now at an end. Maliki has given Saddam Hussein a run for his money in the “worst leader of Iraq” stakes. It is true that the...