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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on August 11, 2015. (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov)

No Place for Assad in the Future of Syria: Saudi FM

by Sami Amara | Aug 12, 2015 | Middle East

Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad has no role in the future of his country, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said during a visit to Moscow on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia’s position on the Syrian crisis has not changed, Jubeir told...

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Demonstrators chant in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq’s parliament approves reform plan in rare show of unity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP/Asharq Al-Awsat —Iraq’s parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved an ambitious reform plan that would cut spending and eliminate senior posts, including the three largely symbolic vice presidencies, following mass protests against corruption and...

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German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir (L) speak during a news conference in Berlin, Germany, on August 10, 2015. (EPA/WOLFGANG KUMM)

Saudi FM says Riyadh willing to develop relations with Tehran if Iran stops interfering in the region

by Sami Amara | Aug 11, 2015 | Middle East

Berlin and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Monday his country will be willing to develop relations with Iran if the Islamic Republic changes its “hostile” policy of interfering in the internal affairs of the countries of the region....

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In this July 15, 2014 file photo, Haider Al-Abadi speaks to the media after an Iraqi parliament session in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Opinion: Is Abadi Staging a Coup in Iraq?

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 10, 2015 | Opinion

After weeks of protests in Iraq calling for an end to corruption, better government services, and wide-ranging reforms, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi has proposed canceling the country’s multiple vice president and deputy prime minister posts, as part of a...

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Southern Popular Resistance fighters gather on a road leading to Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, on August 8, 2015. (Reuters/Stringer)

Yemen: Houthis declare state of emergency in Sana’a as government loyalists close in on capital

by Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Aug 10, 2015 | Middle East

Al-Hudaydah, Aden and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi leadership in Sana’a on Sunday declared a state of emergency in the capital, as forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi closed in to around 80 miles (125 kilometers)...