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President Bashar Al-Assad addresses his supporters at a school in an undisclosed location during an event to commemorate Syria’s Martyrs’ Day on May 6, 2015 in this handout provided by the state news agency. (Reuters/SANA/Handout via Reuters)

Syrian president acknowledges recent “setbacks” in war

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad acknowledged on Wednesday what he said were recent “setbacks” in the war against rebels trying to topple him, promising a comeback by his troops entangled in heavy fighting with rebels in northern Syria. The rare...

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Hammud Said Al-Mikhlafi (C), Yemeni commander of the Popular Resistance Committees loyal to President Hadi, in the southern city of Taiz on May 4, 2015. (AFP Photo/Abdel Rahman Abdallah)

Yemen: Houthis monitor suspected Hadi loyalists

by Arafat Madabish | May 6, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi movement has stepped up restrictions on senior government officials and tribal figures suspected of backing President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, whom the Shi’ite group has driven into exile, a high-profile Sana’a official told...

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The father of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who was beaten to death by a mob, attends a hearing at the Primary Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)

Afghan judge sentences 4 to death in mob killing of woman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2015 | World

Kabul, AP—An Afghan court on Wednesday convicted and sentenced four men to death for their role in the brutal mob killing of a woman in Kabul in March—a slaying that shocked the nation and spurred calls for authorities to ensure women’s rights to equality and...

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Members of international advocacy group Avaaz take part in a protest wearing masks of Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani (R) and U.S. president Barack Obama, outside the U.N. headquarters in New York September 24, 2013. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Opinion: The threat of a well-oiled Iranian lobby

by Eyad Abu Shakra | May 5, 2015 | Opinion

I feel sad that, as a journalist who was born and raised in Lebanon, and whose journalistic career has taken me to almost all the world’s continents, I have only visited one border point between Lebanon and Israel: the Naqoura UN post. However, friends and relatives...

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French President Francois Hollande (L) attends with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (R) the Gulf cooperation council summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 05 May 2015. (EPA photos)

Yemen’s GPC set to meet in Cairo to determine stance on Hadi: Official

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | May 5, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members from Yemen’s ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) party, who are mainly based in Europe and the Gulf, will hold a “last minute” meeting in Cairo to formulate a stance towards the legitimate President Abd Rabbuh...