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Yemeni fighters loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi evacuate an injured comrade during clashes with Shi’ite Houthi rebels on July 16, 2015 in the center of the southern Yemeni city of Aden. (AFP PHOTO / SALEH AL-OBEIDI)

Exiled Yemeni officials arrive in “liberated” Aden

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jul 17, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Senior members of Yemen’s government-in-exile arrived in Aden from Riyadh in the early hours of Friday following the liberation of the southern city from Houthi rebels, a Saudi security source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The delegation...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a joint news conference with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (unseen) after a plenary session at the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria, on July 14, 2015. (Reuters/Leonhard Foeger)

Opinion: Is Iran Now Under the Tutelage of the Six World Powers?

by Amir Taheri | Jul 17, 2015 | Opinion

When talks between Iran and the P5+1 group led by the US started two years ago the stated objective was to prevent Tehran from acquiring the means of building nuclear weapons in exchange for the lifting of sanctions imposed by Washington, the United Nations, and the...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Car bomb explodes near Saudi prison

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Jul 17, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint near a high-security prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Thursday evening, killing the driver and injuring two security officers, the interior ministry said. A security source told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Gulf investors follow the stock market shares on a monitor screen at the Dubai Financial Market, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on July 1, 2015. (EPA/ALI HAIDER)

Opinion: Living with Cheaper Oil—Priorities for the GCC

by Masood Ahmed | Jul 16, 2015 | Opinion

When we look at the economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—we need to recognize one game changer that has taken place over the past year: lower oil prices. Thanks to the prudent...

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President Barack Obama answers questions about the Iran nuclear deal during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on July 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama defends Iran deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 16, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Paris and Cairo, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat—President Barack Obama launched an aggressive and detailed defense of a landmark Iranian nuclear accord, rejecting the idea that it leaves Tehran on the brink of a bomb and arguing the only alternative to the diplomatic...