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In this Thursday, March 26, 2015 file photo, provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L) walks with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as Hadi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Yemeni presidency considers cutting diplomatic ties with Iran: source

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 12, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s legitimate government in exile is considering cutting off diplomatic ties with Iran in response to its backing of the Houthi coup, sources close to the Yemeni presidency informed Asharq Al-Awsat. The move comes as Iranian students...

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Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney speaks during a ‘Ready for Hillary’ rally in Manhattan, New York, on April 11, 2015. Hillary Clinton will announce her second run for the presidency on Sunday, starting her campaign as the Democrats’ best hope of fending off a crowded field of lesser-known Republican rivals and retaining the White House. (Reuters/Darren Ornitz)

Clinton tries again to crack “highest glass ceiling” with White House bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 12, 2015 | World

New York, Reuters—Hillary Clinton will take another stab at cracking what she calls “the highest and hardest glass ceiling” on Sunday when she starts a long-awaited second run for the White House as the prohibitive Democratic front runner. Clinton’s...

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A handout picture made available on March 14, 2015 by the Egyptian presidency shows Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) and Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (C) listening to Egyptian investment minister Ashraf Salman (3rd-R) as they look at a scale model of the new Egyptian capital displayed at the congress hall in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. (AFP Photo/Mohamed Samaaha/Egyptian Presidency HO)

Opinion: We must protect the Egypt-Saudi alliance

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 11, 2015 | Opinion

New F-16 warplanes, Harpoon missiles and M1 tank kits are being shipped to Egypt’s armed forces, which are engaged in a difficult fight against extremist groups in the Sinai Peninsula. They are also protecting their border with Libya—the second front. But why does the...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, addresses a meeting of university professors on July 2, 2014.
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Opinion: Khamenei’s Bluster

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 11, 2015 | Opinion

The verbal attack launched by Iran’s Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei towards Saudi Arabia was completely expected and no cause for surprise. The same can be said of the repeated insulting comments put forward by Khamenei’s deputy in Lebanon, Hezbollah chief Hassan...

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Egyptian Judge Mohamed Nagi Shehata reads the verdicts in a case that has become known as the “Rabaa Operations Room” trial in Cairo, Egypt, on April 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Reuters—An Egyptian court sentenced Mohammed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, and gave a life term to a US-Egyptian citizen for ties to the Brotherhood. The men...