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FILE – In this July 25, 2014, file photo, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day or Al-Quds day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. On Friday, March. 27, 2015 Nasrallah , in a televised speech, slammed Saudi Arabia over its military campaign in Yemen saying it is […]

Opinion: An apology from Lebanon is not enough

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 9, 2015 | Opinion

The issue is not Hassan Nasrallah appearing on TV and reiterating his insults and verbal attacks towards Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States—this is nothing new for the Hezbollah chief, particularly since the launch of Operation Decisive Storm two weeks ago. Rather, the...

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President Barack Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, on Septrmber 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Opinion: Contradictions in Obama’s Doctrine

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 9, 2015 | Opinion

I tried to ignore US President Barack Obama’s interview with the New York Times because I was sure it would be part of his propaganda campaign for the framework nuclear deal with Iran. Still, the interview’s impact cannot be ignored. Rather than calming the fears of...

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Yemeni supporters of the southern separatist movement fire towards Houthi rebels (unseen) during clashes in the northern Dar Saad neighbourhood of the southern Yemeni city of Aden on April 8, 2015. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)

Houthis commit “massacres” in Aden: source

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi rebels were responsible for committing “massacres” in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday after pushing into the center of the town, local residents told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Forces loyal to the Houthis and ex-president Ali...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a news briefing at the Saadabad palace in Tehran, Iran, on April 3, 2015.
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Iran will only sign nuclear deal if sanctions lifted “same day”: Rouhani

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—Iran will only sign a final nuclear accord with six world powers if all sanctions imposed over its disputed atomic work are lifted on the same day, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Thursday. Iran and the powers reached a tentative...

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In this April 15, 2013 file photo, medical workers aid injured people following an explosion at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Tsarnaev convicted in Boston bombing, may face death sentence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2015 | World

Boston, Reuters—Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on Wednesday of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and injured 264 others, and the jury will now decide whether to sentence him to death. Tsarnaev, 21, is the surviving member of pair of ethnic...