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A convoy carrying Peter Maurer, president of the ICRC, drives past a member of forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad securing the road in the Damascus suburb of Barzeh on November 14, 2014. (Reuters/Omar Sanadiki)

Syria: Activists accuse Red Cross of ignoring opposition-controlled areas

by Nazeer Rida | Nov 18, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several Syrian opposition activists in Damascus have accused the International Red Cross of ignoring the plight of Syrians in opposition-held areas while delivering aid to neighborhoods controlled by the Syrian regime. Activists in the Barzeh...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on November 18, 2014.
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Japan PM to seek fresh mandate for “Abenomics” with snap poll

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 18, 2014 | World

Tokyo, Reuters—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that he would call an early election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies, and postpone an unpopular sales tax rise, a day after data showed the economy had slipped back into recession. The...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives at the Iranian embassy for lunch with former European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Vienna, Austria, on November 18, 2014. (Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader)

Diplomats arrive in Vienna for last-minute talks on Iranian nuclear program

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

London and Vienna, Asharq Al-Awsat—Diplomats from Iran and six world powers arrived in Vienna on Tuesday for key last-ditch talks on the future of Iran’s nuclear program, only days before a self-imposed deadline for a final accord is due to expire. US Undersecretary...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi speaks during the closing session of the national dialogue conference, in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Yemen’s Defense Ministry)

Hadi calls for military to cooperate with Houthis

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 18, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s interim President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi called on the Yemeni military to cooperate with the Ansar Allah group during a meeting on Monday, marking a major shift in his attitude towards the powerful Shi’ite movement, also known as the...

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The National Heritage Museum in Baghdad, Iraq. Inset left, some of the objects on display at the museum. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Baghdad’s National Heritage Museum reopens

by Afrah Shawqi | Nov 18, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The National Heritage Museum in the Iraqi capital Baghdad is reopening after having been closed for 10 years following its being looted during the US-led invasion and fall of former dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat,...