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Yemenis look at the damage after Iran backed rebels fired Katyusha rockets at a busy market in Yemen’s Ma’rib province, east of the capital, Sanaa, on September 11, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH HASSAN)

Peace talks in Muscat will be based on UN resolutions: Yemen ambassador

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 12, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s ambassador to the United Nations said Friday that peace talks scheduled for next week will be based on UN Security Council resolution 2216 which calls for the immediate withdrawal of Houthi rebels from major cities. On Thursday, the...

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Saudi emergency teams stand next to a construction crane after it crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia’s holy Muslim city of Mecca on September 11, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / STR)

Dozens killed in Mecca crane collapse

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Sep 12, 2015 | Middle East

Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A giant construction crane toppled over at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, killing at least 107 people and injuring 238, Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense authority said. A spokesman for the administration of the mosques in...

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Residents ride a motorcycle past damaged buildings in a rebel-controlled area of Aleppo, Syria, on July 24, 2015. (REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail)

Russia to US: talk to us on Syria or risk “unintended incidents”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2015 | Middle East

Moscow and Washington, Reuters—Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert “unintended incidents” as it stages navy exercises off the coast of Syria, where US officials believe Moscow is building up forces...