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An army tank moves on a street in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden March 27, 2015. Yemen’s Houthi militia and allied army units seized the southern city of Shaqra in Abyan province on Friday, residents told Reuters, gaining their first foothold on the Arabian Sea. Their entry into the city means they control all […]

Opinion: An international storm to uproot the Houthis

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 28, 2015 | Opinion

So, we have passed “Zero Hour” and the official start of the war against the Houthis in Yemen. This is a war that is taking place with Arab and Gulf participation and amid huge international support. The world united, finally, to support legitimacy in Yemen, standing...

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Iraqi security forces prepare to attack ISIS positions in Tikrit, Iraq, on March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi Shi’ite cleric calls for unity after militia pullout

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Iraq’s most revered Shi’ite cleric on Friday called for unity among the country’s forces battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group after most of the Iran-backed Shi’ite militias pulled out of the offensive in the...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz (C) greets members of the Saudi military at the Yamama Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, prior to his televised address to the nation, on March 10, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Bandar Galoud)

Saudi King calls regional allies over Yemen crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz made a series of phone calls to regional leaders on Thursday evening to discuss the ongoing military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported....

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Visitors at the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Opinion: Tunisia’s Resilience amidst Transformation

by Masood Ahmed | Mar 27, 2015 | Opinion

Having completed the political transition and weathered the international economic crisis, Tunisia is well placed to now complete the economic transformation that is required to ensure that growth is sustainable, broad-based, and benefits all of its citizens. But not...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, (L), walks with Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman as he arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 26, 2015. (SPA)

Saudi airstrikes in Yemen target rebel stronghold in north

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 27, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Saudi Arabia bombed the northern stronghold of Yemen’s Shi’ite rebels and key military installations on Friday as a coalition led by the Gulf kingdom carried out airstrikes for a second day. The strikes hit at least six provinces,...