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Marathon talks toward an Iran nuclear deal picked up pace as US President Barack Obama appealed to Tehran to seize an “historic” opportunity. (AFP Photo/Pool/Brian Snyder)
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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (C) tours the city of Tikrit after Iraq security forces regained control from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, on April 1, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)
Iraqi forces retake Tikrit from ISIS
Salah Al-Din and Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi lifted the Iraqi flag over the Salah Al-Din governorate building in the provincial capital Tikrit on Wednesday, declaring a victory for Iraqi forces over the Islamic State of Iraq and...Caption:
Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, (L), walks with Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman as he arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 26, 2015. (SPA)
Opinion: Yemenis are welcome in the Gulf
A mixture of nationalities, sects and ethnicities has been working in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf since early last century. Just as millions of migrant workers have played a role in the development of the Gulf states, so have Yemeni workers, who are among the first...Caption:
Members of Saudi border guard pose for pictures in the Ashiq island, in the southern Jizan province near the border with Yemen, on April 1, 2015. (AFP Photo/STR)
Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi stronghold in Yemen
Riyadh, Al-Hudaydah and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies have targeted the stronghold of the Iran-backed Shi’ite Houthi movement in Yemen, the Saudi Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asiri said...Caption:
A handout file picture made available by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on April 1, 2015 of Palestinians carrying food supplies in the Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp, in Damascus, Syria, on January 30, 2014. (EPA/SANA Handout)