Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55342424
Caption:

Omar Al-Zanki, interior minister in Libya’s official government, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Al-Bayda, Libya, on February 14, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libya: Sacked minister says PM must accept his reinstatement

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 17, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s Interior Minister Omar Al-Zanki said on Monday that the decision by Libya’s internationally recognized parliament to reinstate him is binding on interim Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani, who sacked him in February for criticizing a...

Media ID: 55342414
Caption:

Yemeni Prime Minister Khalid Bahah (R) walks with Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Saidi (C) outside his house in Sanaa on March 16, 2015 after Shiite Huthi militia agreed to free them and all Bahah’s cabinet ministers after nearly two months of house arrest. (AFP)

Yemen: Hadi calls on released cabinet to resume duties in Aden

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 17, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of Yemen’s cabinet who were released by Houthi rebels on Monday will resume their ministerial duties from the southern port city of Aden, Yemeni interim President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has said. The Houthi movement now in de...

Media ID: 55342409
Caption:

An Iraqi soldier takes photos of the demolished tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 15, 2015, following fighting between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants and Iraqi forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

Saddam’s tomb destroyed during Tikrit offensive

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Mar 17, 2015 | Middle East

Salah Al-Din and Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The tomb of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was left all but destroyed on Sunday as Iraqi forces continued an offensive to recapture his hometown Tikrit from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The tomb, which...

Media ID: 55342406
Caption:

The work of Saudi Artist Abdulnasser Gharem. (The artist)

Christie’s Dubai auction showcases Palestinian Cause

by Abeer Mishkhas | Mar 17, 2015 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first impression one gets when flicking through the catalogue of Christie’s auction of Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art is that the huge index contains the acquisitions of an entire museum. Not only was the catalogue...

Media ID: 55342396
Caption:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his vote during Israel’s parliamentary elections in Jerusalem on March 17, 2015. (AFP Photo/Pool/Sebastian Scheiner)

As Israelis vote, Netanyahu rules out Palestinian state

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 17, 2015 | Middle East

Jerusalem, AP—Israelis were voting in parliament elections Tuesday after a heated three-month campaign that focused on economic issues but ended with a dramatic last-minute pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian...