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Yemen’s Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin speaks during a press conference at the Yemeni embassy, in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on April 20, 2015. (EPA/Raed Qutena)

Saudi-led coalition announces new “Arab Marshall Plan” to rebuild Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2015 | Middle East

Kuwait City and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia and its allies involved in Operation Decisive Storm targeting the Houthi movement in Yemen have announced a new development plan to help rebuild the country after the operation achieves all its goals. “When...

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Opinion: Arab Shi’ites are Iran’s First Victims

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Apr 21, 2015 | Opinion

In the early days of my postgraduate university studies in London, I had a decent and frank Bahraini friend and colleague; he was a cultured and diligent researcher. This was during the time of the Iran–Iraq War, which naturally formed one of our main concerns. One...

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A file photo of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi. (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Former Egyptian president Mursi jailed for 20 years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges arising from the killing of protesters on Tuesday, nearly three years after he became Egypt’s president. Mursi stood in a cage in court as judge Ahmed Sabry...

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Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff reacts during the inauguration of the new Minister of Tourism Henrique Eduardo Alves at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, on April 16, 2015. (Reuters/Ueslei Marcelino)

Brazilian vice president sees no impeachment case against Rousseff

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2015 | World

Lisbon, Reuters—Brazil’s vice president has dismissed the possibility that President Dilma Rousseff could soon be impeached for breaking fiscal responsibility laws, telling a Portuguese newspaper that the case against her was just in its early stages. A ruling...

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Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah talks to his Lebanese and Yemeni supporters through a giant screen during a speech against Saudi-led operations in Yemen, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, on April 17, 2015. (Reuters/Aziz Taher)

Opinion: Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 20, 2015 | Opinion

For the third time since the start of Operation Decisive Storm, Hassan Nasrallah has taken it upon himself to publicly attack, lambast and insult Saudi Arabia. The manner in which he has delivered these rants, and the intentions behind them, have remained constant...