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Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif (L), the EU’s Catherine Ashton (2-L), Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Bin Alawi (2-R), and US Secretary of State, John Kerry in Muscat, Oman, before the start of their meeting on the Iranian nuclear file, on November 9, 2014. (EPA/Hamid Al-Qasmi)

Russia sees chance of deal at nuclear talks with Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2014 | Middle East

Moscow and Muscat, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Russian diplomat expressed optimism on Wednesday that a deal could be reached this month between world powers and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear program despite “deep gaps” on some issues. Deputy...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah (R) meeting with Iraqi President Fuad Masoum (L) in Riyadh on November 11, 2014 (SPA)

Iraq’s president meets King Abdullah in Riyadh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh and Najaf, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, met with Iraqi President Fuad Masoum at the Royal Palace in Riyadh on Tuesday evening, to discuss regional developments and steps to improve the...

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US President Barack Obama (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on November 12, 2014. (EPA/How Hwee Young)

China, US agree limits on emissions, but experts see little new

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 12, 2014 | World

Beijing, Reuters—China and the United States agreed on Wednesday to new limits on carbon emissions starting in 2025, but the pledge by the world’s two biggest polluters appears to be more politically significant than substantive. As China’s President Xi...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (far L), European Union adviser Catherine Ashton (L), Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (far R), in Muscat on November 9, 2014. (AP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM, POOL)

Opinion: What Will Follow the Muscat Talks?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 12, 2014 | Opinion

US President Barack Obama seems enthusiastic about bringing about a new era of restoring good relations with Tehran, which was an important ally until the Shah’s downfall in 1979. This is why American and European officials met with an Iranian delegation in the Omani...

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Yemeni protesters chant slogans against Houthi rebels during a rally on September 30, 2014 in the capital Sana’a. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Opinion: The Roots of the Yemeni Crisis

by Ali Ibrahim | Nov 12, 2014 | Opinion

Ever since the union of North and South Yemen was declared in 1990, political conflicts and differences in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country have never ceased, reaching their climax in the 1994 bloody civil war between former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the...