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Yemeni Minister of Tourism Muammar Eryany

Muammar Eryany: Iran Perturbs Yemen’s Sectarian Coexistence

by Arafat Madabish | May 16, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh- Yemeni Minister of Tourism Muammar Eryany recently stated that regional parties, namely Iran, are relentlessly working on inciting sectarian divide in Yemen. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Eryany accused Houthis of attempting to foil the peace...

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Yemen: Agreement to Release Half of All Prisoners Before Ramadan

by Arafat Madabish | May 16, 2016 | Middle East

The U.N. envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh, has called on the Yemeni parties involved in the current peace consultations in Kuwait to make concessions in order to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis. At a press conference he held after Sunday’s morning...

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Tomas Berdych returns the ball during a match. Reuters

Tennis: Tomas Berdych Fires Coach after Murray-Mauresmo Split

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | Features, Sports

World number 8 Tomas Berdych announced on Monday that he has fired his coach Dani Vallverdu after a 17-month partnership, a move that came a week after British star Andy Murray split with Amelie Mauresmo. Berdych’s announcement was made days after a 6-0, 6-0...

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Demonstrators from Afghanistan’s Hazara minority attend a protest in Kabul May 16, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Kabul Locked Down as Afghan Authorities Face Challenges

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | World

Authorities locked down Afghanistan’s capital on Monday as thousands of demonstrators from Afghanistan’s ethnic minority group Hazara marched through Kabul to protest the planned route of a multi-million dollar power transmission line, posing a major...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

Trump Expects Poor Relationship with British PM

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | World

Presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he is unlikely to have a good relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron in light of his criticism of Trump’s proposal for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. In an interview broadcast Monday on...