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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....

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This April 10, 2015 photo shows a view of the Fayez Halawi hospital on Yarmouk Street, the main street of the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. (Reuters/Moayad Zaghmout)

Confusion over reported ISIS withdrawal from Yarmouk refugee camp

by Caroline Akoum | Apr 16, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—There have been conflicting reports emerging regarding the withdrawal of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp, which lies on the outskirts of Damascus, with some reports saying the extremist group...

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Tribal gunmen hold weapons apparently to protect their province from possible attacks by Shiite Houthi militias, in the oil-rich province of Marib, Yemen, 23 January 2015. (EPA/Mohammed Ali)

Army, tribes drive Houthis out of Ma’rib: governor

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 16, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi militias are retreating from the central oil-rich province of Ma’rib after being defeated by the Yemeni army and local Sunni tribesmen, the governor of the province Sultan Al-Arada said. “Operation Decisive...