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Britain’s Valerie Amos (R), United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, sitting next to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, Portugal’s Antonio Manuel de Oliveira Guterres (L) as they launch the Global Humanitarian Appeal 2015 to support people affected by disaster and conflict, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, on December 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)

UN: $16.4 billion needed to aid most vulnerable

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2014 | World

Geneva, AP—The United Nations appealed Monday for 16.4 billion US dollars to pay for global humanitarian needs in 2015, saying it needs that money to help 57.5 million of the world’s most vulnerable people. More than 40 percent of the appeal—7.2 billion...

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Members of the Tunisian ISIE elections body hold a press conference to announce the final results of the first round of the presidential election on December 8, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID)

Tunisian presidential run-off set for December 21

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Reuters—Tunisia will hold the run-off of its first democratic presidential election on December 21, between incumbent Moncef Marzouki and Beji Caid El-Sebsi, veteran leader of secularist party Nidaa Tounes, electoral authorities said on Monday. The...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels chant slogans as they ride in a pickup truck at the army’s First Armored Division compound after taking it over, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Monday, September 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemeni insurgents storm Hudaydah governor’s office: source

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 8, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi militants stormed the office of the governor of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen on Sunday, a security source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as chaos and instability continued to grip the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country. Speaking on the condition...

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A member of the Saudi border guards force stands guard next to a fence on Saudi Arabia’s northern borderline with Iraq, in this July 14, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Faisal Nasser/Files)

Saudi Interior Ministry announces arrest of 135 terror suspects

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Dec 8, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested 135 terror suspects, including 26 foreign nationals, on charges of plotting to carry out terrorist attacks inside the Kingdom, according to the Ministry of Interior. During a press conference on Sunday,...

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Armored personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai, Egypt, 21 May 2013. (EPA)

GCC leaders to back Egypt’s counter-terrorism efforts: official

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Dec 8, 2014 | Middle East

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will discuss adopting a unified position in support of Egypt’s counter terrorism efforts in the Sinai Peninsula at this week’s annual meeting, a GCC source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The two-day...