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Members of a militia loyal to Yemen’s President Hadi chew qat as they sit next to their tank, guarding a major intersection in Aden, Yemen, on March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Hamza Hendawi, File)

Yemen: Houthi militia sweeps toward Aden in threat to president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 25, 2015 | Middle East

Aden, Reuters—Houthi forces in Yemen backed by allied army units seized a key air base on Wednesday and appeared poised to capture the southern port of Aden from defenders loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, local residents said. The Houthis and their military...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal gestures during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond (not pictured) after a meeting on March 23, 2015 in Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Fayez Nureldine)

Opinion: Prepare for the Yemeni Storm

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Mar 25, 2015 | Opinion

What is currently happening in Yemen is not the first problem Saudi Arabia has faced with respect to its neighbor to the south. But the current problems don’t just concern Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is of course the most affected out of the countries of the Arabian...

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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during consultations with representatives of the Joint List in Jerusalem on March 22, 2015.
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Arab-Israeli political leaders reject Netanyahu’s apology

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2015 | Middle East

Jerusalem, AP—Arab political leaders in Israel on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apology for comments he made in last week’s national elections that offended members of the Arab community and said his words made him unsuitable to...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari (L) walks with New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully during a news conference in Baghdad March 23, 2015. (Reuters)

Iraqi FM welcomes Saudi efforts to reopen embassy in Baghdad

by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 24, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Jaafari praised Saudi Arabia’s “serious” efforts to reopen its embassy in Baghdad in a joint press conference he held with his New Zealand counterpart in the Iraqi capital on Monday. The Kingdom of Saudi...

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French Air Force helicopters and civil security services are seen in Seyne, south-eastern France, near the site where a Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015. (AFP Photo/Anne-Christine Poujoulat)

Germanwings Airbus crashes in French Alps, 150 feared dead

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 24, 2015 | World

La Javie, Reuters—An Airbus operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps on Tuesday and all 150 on board were feared dead. French President François Hollande said he believed none of those on board the A320...