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Followers of the Shi’ite Houthi movement stand in front of riot police near the cabinet building in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 9, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)

Yemeni government, Houthis exchange accusations over Sana’a deaths

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni and Houthi officials exchanged accusations of responsibility after a number of Houthi protesters and government security officers were killed in clashes in the capital Sana’a on Tuesday. Houthi protesters attempted to storm a...

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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, inspects military personnel during his visit to the southern coastal town of Mariupol, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Mikhail Palinchak)

Ukraine says Russia withdrawing forces from east, sees boost for peace

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s president said on Wednesday Russia had removed the bulk of its forces from his country, raising hopes for a peace drive now underway after five months of conflict in which more than 3,000 people have been killed. Moscow denies sending...

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A general view of the 142nd Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting at the League’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on September 7, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: ISIS and Arab Unity

by Ghassan Al Imam | Sep 10, 2014 | Opinion

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claims to have achieved in a few months what other projects seeking Arab unity have failed to do since Mustafa Kamal Atatürk abolished the Ottoman Islamic caliphate in 1924. In a blink of an eye, ISIS has called on 1.5...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East this week to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the Islamic State militant group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. (AP/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry in Iraq to back government, build support against Islamic State

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as he began a tour of the Middle East to build military, political and financial support to defeat Islamic State militants controlling parts of Iraq and Syria. Kerry on Monday had hailed...

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In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, President Hassan Rouhani (R) visits Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his surgery in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, September 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Ayatollah Khamenei undergoes surgery amid speculation over succession

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei underwent prostate surgery on Monday, according to official reports. Although the operation was described as “routine,” and was reported to have been successfully completed in less than 30 minutes....