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File photo of Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaking during a news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2012. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/Files)

Opinion: Does Saudi Arabia Have Hawks and Doves?

by Tariq Alhomayed | Jul 27, 2015 | Opinion

Coinciding with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s visit to Kuwait on Sunday, Iran launched a clearly organized media campaign aimed at other countries in the region, whether friend or foe. Some of this was carried out by Iran’s allies—Hassan Nasrallah,...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (C), Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah (R), and United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed (L) meet in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on July 26, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemen: Ground fighting continues despite ceasefire

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 27, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting on the ground in Yemen continued on Monday despite a five-day ceasefire declared by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthis in Yemen, according to Houthi-affiliated media outlets. The Saba news agency, which is...

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Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian woman during clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police after authorities limited access for Muslim worshipers to the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem and attacked Palestinian worshippers at the site, on July 26, 2015. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Gharbali)

Dozens injured at Al-Aqsa Mosque after Israeli police storm compound

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2015 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Asharq Al-Awsat—Israeli police attacked dozens of Palestinian worshipers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, after clashes broke out when police blocked access to the site to escort a group of ultranationalist right-wing Israelis to the compound....