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US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif pose for a photograph before resuming talks over Iran’s nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 16, 2015. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

Opinion: Iran, the Beast Unchained?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 5, 2015 | Opinion

In my Op-ed yesterday about the framework nuclear deal between the West and Iran, I wrote an analysis of this topic’s previous chapter and sought to understand why Iran accepted the agreement—and at what price. But what is much more important than dwelling on the past...

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Indians evacuated from Yemen alight from the Indian Air Force C17 Globemaster aircraft after their arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on April 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India, Mitesh Bhuvad)

Humanitarian efforts by coalition partners active since first day of Yemen conflict: experts

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Apr 5, 2015 | Middle East

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Humanitarian efforts by Saudi Arabia and its allies in the military operation against the Houthi movement in Yemen have been ongoing since the first day of the conflict, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. Military and strategic expert...

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Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Ahmed Asiri gives a press conference at the Riyadh Airbase, Saudi Arabia, on March 4, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

Coalition partners form committee to evacuate civilians in Yemen

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 5, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Forces taking part in the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen have formed a humanitarian and emergency committee to help evacuate civilians located in conflict zones around the country, the Saudi Defense Ministry announced on...

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Pope Francis greets the crowd from the central loggia of St Peters’ basilica after the “Urbi et Orbi” blessing for Rome and the world following the Easter Mass, on April 5, 2015, in Vatican City. (AFP Photo/ Filippo Monteforte)

Pope, thousands brave rain for Easter in St. Peter’s Square

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 5, 2015 | World

Vatican City, AP—In an Easter peace wish, Pope Francis on Sunday praised the framework nuclear agreement with Iran as an opportunity to make the world safer, while expressing deep worry about bloodshed in Libya, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa....