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Saudi military spokesman Ahmed Asiri briefs journalists on the Saudi-led coalition’s strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Yemen: Houthis in retreat, UN calls for ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Apr 17, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate halt to the fighting in Yemen on Thursday as Saudi Arabia announced that it had foiled a Houthi attempt to infiltrate its territory, with an unidentified number of Houthi fighters...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani adjusts a translation headphone during a news conference in New York, United States, on Friday, September 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Opinion: Iran finally admits to regional interference

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 17, 2015 | Opinion

On January 23, 2013 Yemen authorities seized the Jihan 1, an Iranian ship loaded with huge quantities of heavy and sophisticated weaponry, off the coast of Aden while en route from Iran. Following the incident, an official statement from the Ministry of Interior in...

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Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis delivers remarks at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC on April 16, 2015.
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Stocks near all-time highs despite Greek drama

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 17, 2015 | Business

London, Reuters—Global equities were set for their third straight weekly gain on Friday, hovering near fresh all-time highs as cheap central bank cash kept buoying markets and offset fears that Greece may run out of money as debt repayments loom. The possibility that...

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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: Has Obama made agreement with Iran more difficult?

by Amir Taheri | Apr 17, 2015 | Opinion

Next Wednesday, Iran and the P5+1 group of nations resume talks in the hope of reaching an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue before the June 30 deadline. The hype fomented over the “historic accord” in Lausanne may have made it harder to negotiate an agreement....