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Yemen’s Vice President Khaled Bahah (C) speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Aden’s airport, Aden, Yemen, on August 1, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen’s exiled vice president returns to Aden

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Aug 2, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah returned to Yemen on Saturday for the first time since March, when he was placed under house arrest by Houthi rebels and then forced to flee the country. “I aim to return...

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Republic of Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

President of Cyprus: Time is right for reunification

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Aug 2, 2015 | Interviews

Nicosia, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the modern state of Cyprus split into the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the internationally unrecognized Turkish-controlled northern region following a conflict in 1974, both sides have staged a number of attempts at reunification....

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An Afghan man reads a local newspaper at a news stand carrying a headline about the new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Taliban’s new leader calls for unity amid leadership challenges

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 2, 2015 | Middle East

Kabul, Reuters/AP—In his first public message released on Saturday Afghanistan’s new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour appealed for unity amid reports his predecessor’s family members opposed his selection. “The enemy can’t defeat us if we show...