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A military vehicle belonging to the presidential guards, which was seized by Houthi fighters during clashes, is seen outside the Presidential Palace in Sanaa January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemen Officials Suspend Peace Talks after Houthis Seize Base

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni government suspended its participation in peace talks to end the country’s civil war on Sunday after the Houthi movement and its armed allies seized a military base north of the capital Sanaa, two members of the official delegation to the talks said....

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King Salman Calls on Iran to Stop Interfering

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 2, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held official talks at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh yesterday with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. They discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and regional...

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Oil Prices Plunge on Increasing OPEC Crude Production

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2016 | Business

Oil prices slipped on Monday as the increasing production in the Middle East overshadowed a decline in the U.S. output and a weakening dollar, while Morgan Stanley warned that an emerging gasoline glut could also spill back into crude markets. Brent was trading at...

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Opinion: We Are Leaving Political Islam

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 2, 2016 | Opinion

In an interview with the French Le Monde newspaper, the leader of Tunisia’s Muslim Brotherhood Ennahda party Rachid Ghannouchi announced that the path of the party has been transformed and said that “We are leaving political Islam and entering democratic...

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Turkish Drones Target ISIS in Syria, Kill 34

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish military stated that shelling by Turkish artillery and drones which were launched from southern Turkey struck ISIS targets in Syria on Sunday, killing 34 militants. Turkish howitzers and multiple rocket launchers first hit ISIS targets about 12 km (seven...