Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55338786
Caption:

Foreign ministers of world powers meet to hammer down a final nuclear deal in Vienna, Austria, on November 21, 2014.
(AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Iran nuclear talks: not ‘all options on the table’ yet

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 22, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the countdown to a final agreement on Iran’s nuclear file comes to an end with one day to go before the November 24 deadline, all sides expressed hope that an agreement was still within reach, although both parties argue that the onus to...

Media ID: 55338783
Caption:

An armed follower of the Shi’ite Houthi movement mans a checkpoint in Sana’a, Yemen, on November 12, 2014. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen ruling party faces splintering of ranks

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 22, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s ruling party, the General People’s Congress (GPC), led by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, faces a split over its recent decision to sack Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi from his post as the GPC’s secretary-general, a...

Media ID: 55338777
Caption:

Saudi National Guard Minister Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (L) and US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (2nd L) at the Pentagon on November 21, 2014 in Arlington, US. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP)

Combatting ISIS requires ground forces: Saudi Prince Miteb

by Heba El Koudsy | Nov 22, 2014 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group requires the deployment of ground forces, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz told reporters at the Pentagon, after meeting US...

Media ID: 55338774
Caption:

Sunni tribal fighters take part in military training to fight ISIS militants, on the outskirts of Ramadi, Iraq, on November 16, 2014.
(Reuters/Ali al-Mashhadani)

Iraqi forces, ISIS battle in Ramadi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Iraqi soldiers backed by Sunni fighters launched a major operation Saturday to retake a section of the city of Ramadi seized by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, an official and residents said. The fighting focused on Ramadi’s eastern...

Media ID: 55338772
Caption:

Armed police walk out of the Swafaa mosque after raiding it, in Mombasa, Kenya on November 19, 2014. (AP Photo)

Kenya police: Al-Shabaab militants kill 28 in bus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2014 | World

Nairobi, AP—Suspected Islamic extremists from Somalia hijacked a bus in Kenya’s north and killed 28 non-Muslims on board after they had been singled out from the rest of the passengers, police officials said Saturday. The bus traveling to the capital Nairobi...