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Saudi men hold placards bearing the portraits of victims of a mosque bombing carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group during a mass funeral in the mainly Saudi Gulf coastal town of Qatif, 249 miles (400 kilometers) east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 25, 2015. (AFP Photo/Hussein Radwan)

Opinion: Sympathizers Beware

by Salman Al-dossary | May 25, 2015 | Opinion

At the same time that Saudi Arabia is fighting a war on its northern borders against Houthi rebels in Yemen in order to restore political legitimacy to that neighboring country, the Kingdom is also fighting a much more dangerous battle within its own borders—against...

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Yemen’s Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah (C) speaks to reporters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, alongside Yemen’s ambassador to the Kingdom Ali Al-Ayashi, on May 24, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Salman Al-Marzouqi)

Yemen: UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva postponed

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 25, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN-sponsored peace talks between Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Shi’ite Houthi movement in control of large parts of the country have been postponed, the UN has confirmed. UN officials have not divulged why the meeting,...

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John Nash, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, receives an honorary doctorate of science at the City University of Hong Kong in this November 8, 2011 file photo. (AFP Photo/Aaron Tam/Files)

John Nash, mathematician who inspired ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ killed in car crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 25, 2015 | World

New Jersey, Reuters—Mathematician John Nash, a Nobel Prize winner whose longtime struggle with mental illness inspired the movie A Beautiful Mind, was killed in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey, state police said on Sunday. The couple were in a taxi when...

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Opinion: Morons and Traitors

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 24, 2015 | Opinion

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah recently slammed those criticizing him, saying: “Anyone who says anything contrary to what is said here is a moron, is blind, and a traitor. The Shi’ites of the American embassy are traitors, agents, and morons. No one can alter our...

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This picture released on Thursday, May 21, 2015 by the website of Islamic State militants, shows a bunker with a heavy machine gun mounted on its top at Palmyra air base that was captured by the Islamic State militants after a battle with the Syrian government forces in Palmyra, Syria. (The website of Islamic State militants via AP)

Syria says Islamic State executes hundreds in Palmyra

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 24, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Islamic State fighters have executed at least 400 people in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago, Syrian state media said on Sunday. It was not immediately possible to verify the account, but it was consistent with reports by...