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A man walks past an advertisement promoting China’s yuan, US dollar and Euro exchange services at foreign exchange store in Hong Kong, China, on August 13, 2015. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)

European shares rally after China calms yuan fall

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 13, 2015 | Business

London, Reuters—European shares bounced on Thursday after a 4 percent fall this week, tracking global equities higher on efforts by China’s central bank to slow the sharp descent of the yuan that has rocked markets worldwide. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300...

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A woman burns a portrait of ousted President Mohamed Mursi while another wears a shirt with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s picture on it, at the funeral of Egyptian public prosecutor Hisham Barakat on the second anniversary of the June 30 protests, in Cairo, Egypt, June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Opinion: The Qatari Offer to Mediate between Cairo and the Muslim Brotherhood

by Ali Ibrahim | Aug 13, 2015 | Opinion

In August 2013 Egypt was in a state of alert: supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood were protesting at Rabaa Al-Adawiya Square in Cairo and at Al-Nahda Square in Giza while the rest of the Egyptians were deeply angered by the Islamist group and its violent methods. At...

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Yemeni pro-government forces, loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, stand on a drowning tank they said belonged to Shi’ite Houthi fighters on the road to the town of Shaqra, in Abyan province on August 11, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / SALEH AL-OBEIDI)

Yemen’s Houthis consider withdrawing from Sana’a: source

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 13, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthi movement is considering withdrawing from Sana’a and handing over government facilities to state authorities, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The Houthis’ Security Committee held a meeting in Sana’a on Monday to discuss the...