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Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri briefs reporters at the Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia, on March 30, 2015. (SPA)
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A general view of the meeting of leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha on December 9, 2014.
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Opinion: GCC must unite on Yemen for sake of citizens
No one can deny that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been the best example of pan-Arab efforts to achieve unity. But the GCC has always been at the receiving end of criticism from the people of the Gulf. Rarely have they been satisfied with its performance;...Caption:
Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in February 2012 when he formally handed over power to his deputy. (Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images)
Opinion: Bringing Yemen’s Fox to Justice
Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son Ahmed has seen his political future go up in smoke this week, and ultimately it is his father, the former president, who is responsible for this. Saleh, who is allied with the Iranian-backed Houthis, is the mastermind behind the current...Caption:
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) talks to British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the Olympic Garden in a break during Iran nuclear program talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 30, 2015. (Reuters/Ruben Sprich)
Iran, powers push for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward deadline
Lausanne, Switzerland, Reuters—Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace at Tuesday’s negotiations over a preliminary deal on the Iranian nuclear program, as their self-imposed deadline approached and both sides warned it was crucial to overcome differences...Caption:
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin looks on as he chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on May 7, 2014. (AFP Photo/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexey Druzhinin)