Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session (SPA)

Saudi Cabinet Blames Iran for not Sending Pilgrims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Cabinet reiterated on Monday that Iran was responsible for preventing its citizens from taking part in Hajj this year. A statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency said the Cabinet renewed Riyadh’s confirmation about “its duties and responsibilities...

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A worker grabs a nozzle at a PTT gas station in Bangkok, Thailand, January 5, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Oil Prices Up on Nigerian Outages, Goldman Forecast

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

Oil prices jumped as Goldman Sachs- an American multinational investment banking firm- said the market has ended almost two years of oversupply and flipped to a deficit following global oil disruptions. Prices jumped over 2 percent, hitting their highest since...

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International Coalition: ISIS Lost 40% of its Land After Our Campaign

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | May 16, 2016 | World

The spokesman for the international coalition to fight ISIS, Steve Warren, confirmed that the military campaign launched by the coalition 18 months ago resulted in the terrorist organisation losing 40% of territory it controlled. However, the spokesman stressed that...

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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...