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Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the US Adel Al-Jubeir departs after answering questions at a press conference at the Saudi Arabian embassy, in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2015. (AFP Photo/Getty Images/Win McNamee)

Saudi-led coalition still vigilant in face of Houthi aggression in Yemen: official

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2015 | Middle East

London and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Restarting political dialogue in Yemen remains the only solution for ensuring the country’s future, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US said on Wednesday, though he also reiterated that the Kingdom and its allies would not hesitate...

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Saudi soldiers fire artillery towards the border with Yemen in Najran, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 21, 2015. AP Photo/Hasan Jamali

Opinion: The Saudi Defense

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 23, 2015 | Opinion

Two days before the announcement of the end of Operation Decisive Storm, fires were still burning across Yemen and explosions could be heard in the mountainous areas around the Yemeni capital Sana’a. The coalition’s jets raced against time to destroy warehouses...

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A picture made available on 23 April 2015 shows some of over 200 illegal migrants, as they are rescued and to be shipped to the Italian mainland by the Italian Guardia di Finanza boat ‘Denaro’ in the Mediterranean Sea, 22 April 2015. (EPA)

EU leaders face calls to take swift action on Med migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2015 | World

Brussels, AP—European Union leaders gathering for an extraordinary summit are facing calls from all sides to take emergency action to save lives in the Mediterranean, where hundreds of migrants are missing and feared drowned in recent days. The leaders will examine a...

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Cameras stand in front of a luxury downtown hotel, where closed-door nuclear talks with Iran take place, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Negotiators are meeting in attempts to reach a deal that curbs Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Diplomatic push for final Iran nuclear deal in Vienna

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2015 | Middle East

Vienna, Reuters—US Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Tehran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will resume talks about curbing Iran’s nuclear program later on Thursday, Iranian media said. The latest round of nuclear diplomacy, being held in a luxury...