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Pressure on Houthis to Withdraw From the “Giants Brigade”

by Arafat Madabish | May 3, 2016 | Middle East

Yemeni peace consultations in Kuwait ended two days ago due to the rebels continuously violating the truce and their control over the “Giants Brigade” in the governorate of Amran. However, informed sources revealed that the UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh, the ambassadors...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef sitting with German Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Monday

Merkel Invites Crown Prince to Visit Germany

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 3, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, received an official invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Germany. The invitation was handed over to the Crown Prince by Ambassador of Germany to Saudi...

Turkish Parliament Committee Votes to Lift Immunity of MPs

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2016 | Middle East

ANKARA – A parliamentary committee approved late on Monday a controversial bill that strips Turkish lawmakers of immunity from prosecution, paving the way for a law that members of the pro-Kurdish opposition say is designed to target them. Hours earlier, the...

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The Doctors Without Borders-backed al-Quds hospital in Aleppo, Syria, was damaged by airstrikes Thursday, Reuters

Temporary Truce Extended in Eastern Ghouta

by Youssef Diab | May 3, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- The Syrian Army, on Tuesday, backing the Russian statement announced that the approach for a calmer state-of –affairs, the temporary truce, would be extended another 48 hours for the vicinity of Damascus. Sergei Kurylenko, head of the Russian coordination...

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Spain’s King Felipe leaves after attending an Easter mass at the cathedral in Palma de Mallorca. Photo: Reuters

Spanish King Dissolves Parliament, Signs Decree for Unprecedented New Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2016 | World

Spain’s King Felipe signed a decree Tuesday dissolving parliament and setting a new legislative election for June 26 after MPs chosen in an inconclusive December vote failed to agree on the country’s next premier. The king signed the order in the presence...