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Soldiers stand on a tank of the Saudi-led coalition deployed on the outskirts of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, on August 3, 2015. (AFP Photo/Saleh Al-Obeidi)

Emirati troops land in central Yemen to provide “direct support” for govt. loyalists: sources

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 23, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ground troops from the United Arab Emirates have landed in the central Yemeni province of Ma’rib to support forces loyal to Yemen’s government in their fight against the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents, sources say. Speaking to Asharq...

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A flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installation known as “Pump 3” is seen in the desert near the oil-rich area of Khouris, Saudi Arabia, on June 23, 2008. (Marwan Naamani/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Fear of Falling Oil Revenues

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 23, 2015 | Opinion

A difficult financial phase is looming. Oil prices have fallen by more than half, and may continue to fall in future. However, this is not the first time Saudi Arabia has faced such a crisis: In 1986, oil prices dropped to 12 US dollars per barrel, but the Kingdom...

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Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam speaks during a press conference at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, on August 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanese PM hints he might resign after protests

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Lebanon’s prime minister hinted Sunday he might resign after violent protests against government corruption and political dysfunction triggered by a month-long trash crisis in Beirut. Tammam Salam also pledged that security forces that used violence...