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An image released by the Syrian state news agency SANA on April 7, 2015, shows Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (C-R) meeting with a PLO delegation in Damascus. (AFP Photo/HO/SANA)
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Cargo ships are seen in Tokyo Bay on February 19, 2015. (Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)
Japan’s Inpex wins stake in major UAE oil fields
Dubai, AP—Japan’s Inpex Corp. on Monday won a stake in the development of major oil fields in the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, deepening the Asian nation’s ties to the United Arab Emirates federation. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. said the deal gives...Caption:
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)
Opinion: What did Operation Decisive Storm achieve?
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its allies last week announced the end of Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen, and the beginning of Operation Restoring Hope. But now we must ask: What did Operation Decisive Storm achieve, and what can we expect from Restoring Hope? In...Caption:
Jamal Benomar, the former UN special envoy to Yemen, speaks during a press conference in Sana’a, Yemen, on December 24, 2013. (AFP/Mohammed Huwais)
UN envoy Benomar sought to legitimize Houthi coup: Yemen FM
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s legitimate government has accused Jamal Benomar, the UN’s former special envoy to Yemen, of siding with the Houthi movement during UN-sponsored talks between the country’s different political factions earlier in the...Caption:
he remains of a senior center set ablaze during night riots smolder at dawn on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. (AFP/Mark Makela)