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Yemen’s President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi stands during a reception ceremony on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Republican Palace in Sanaa July 7, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemeni president and government resign

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has resigned as Yemen’s president following a prolonged standoff with Shi’ite Houthi rebels, presidential adviser Sultan Atwani announced late Thursday. The decision to resign was made after Houthi gunmen...

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Hashem Shaabani.

Iran: A Tale of Two Poets

by Amir Taheri | Jan 22, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

Iran has long been one of the few countries where poetry enjoys mass popularity. So, it came as no surprise that the death earlier this week of the poet Moshfeq Kashani was treated as a major event with a special message from Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei paying tribute...

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Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, addresses the media during a press conference following the meeting of the Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 22, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND)

ECB launches last-ditch program to revive euro economy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | World

Frankfurt, Reuters—The European Central Bank took the ultimate policy leap on Thursday, launching a government bond-buying program which will pump hundreds of billions of new money into a sagging euro zone economy. The ECB said it would buy government bonds from this...

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Former Syrian ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Shaker takes part in a Syrian opposition meeting on January 22, 2015 in Cairo, Egypt. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Syria opposition meets in Cairo ahead of Russia talks

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jan 22, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Representatives of the main Syrian opposition factions will be meeting in Cairo between Thursday and Saturday in an attempt to agree on common positions ahead of talks on the Syria conflict in Moscow set to begin later this month. The Egyptian...

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A still image from video footage shows the damaged public bus in Donetsk, on January 22, 2015. (Reuters/Reuters TV)

At least 8 civilians killed in shelling of Ukrainian trolleybus: regional officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2015 | World

Kiev, Reuters—At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, regional officials and eyewitnesses said. The strike, which wrecked a trolleybus and blew out...