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Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah presides over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Riyadh on March 12, 2015. (Reuters/Faisal Al Nasser)

Yemen: GCC invites Houthis to Riyadh conference

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 13, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has said that Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthi group will be invited to attend peace talks in Riyadh, but only if they recognize the “legitimacy” of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. The Houthis have been in de facto...

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Iraqi Shiite fighters, members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization units backing the government, fire Howitzer Cannons towards ISIS positions on March 7, 2015. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Opinion: Iraq and the Sectarian Strife Ahead

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 13, 2015 | Opinion

Imagine this scene: Sunni militias, backed by the Iraqi government, US and Gulf states, fighting Shi’ite terrorist groups. What would the outcome be? Certainly, one does not need to be a genius to realize that the result would undoubtedly be tragic and disastrous. We...

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An Iraqi security forces member stands looking at smoke billowing from the Ajeel oil field located 35km (22 miles) northeast of Tikrit on March 11, 2015. (AFP/William G. Dunlop)

Iraqi offensive to dislodge ISIS from Tikrit appears to stall

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—The offensive to retake Tikrit appeared to stall on Friday, two days after Iraqi security forces and mainly Shi’ite militia pushed into Saddam Hussein’s home city in their biggest offensive yet against the militants. A source in the Salah...

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Members of Egypt’s Republican Guard stand in front of the Conference Center, one day before the Economic Development Conference (EEDC), in Sharm el-Sheikh in the South Sinai governorate, about 550 km (342 miles) south of Cairo, March 12, 2015.

Opinion: Britain contributing to build Egypt’s economy

by Philip Hammond | Mar 13, 2015 | Opinion

The “Egypt the Future” conference in Sharm El-Sheikh comes at an important time for Egypt. So as Egypt’s largest investor, I am leading a strong delegation that includes Bob Dudley, Chief Executive Officer of BP and Sami Iskander, Chief Operating Officer of BG. There...

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Delegates enter the venue for an investment conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on March 13, 2015.
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Egypt investment summit kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2015 | Business

Sharm El-Sheikh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A major Egyptian investment conference has begun in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm Al-Sheikh, with a number of prominent foreign officials and business figures expected to attend. “Between 22 and 25 Arab and international leaders,...