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Yemen’s Central Bank Governor: ‘Even in Aden…We will be Independent’

by Badr al-Qahtani & Abdulhadi Habtour | Sep 29, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh- Governor of Yemeni central bank Munser al-Quaiti said he will head directly to the central Bank’s headquarters the moment he arrives to Aden. He told Asharq Al-Awsat: “It was necessary to be aware. I was handed an empty bank with a missing database. However,...

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Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani (R) shakes hands with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, north of Baghdad, August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Barzani Arrives to Baghdad to Tackle Unresolved Topics

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil- A Kurdish high-level delegation headed by Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, will travel to Baghdad to discuss several topics including the battle of Mosul and Erbil-Baghdad relations. Barzani’s Media Advisor Kifah Mahmoud told Asharq...

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Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohamad bin Farhan Al-Saud (left) and Battal Al-Qoos (right)

Battal Al-Qoos Assigned Editor in Chief of Arriyadhiah

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2016 | Features

Riyadh – Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan Al Saud, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), issued a decision to appoint Battal Al-Qoos as editor in chief of the sports daily newspaper, Arriyadhiah,...

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Sunderland’s manager Sam Allardyce awaits the start of their English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Southampton at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England on Nov. 7, 2015 (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Arrogant Clot, for Sure, but Did This Really Merit Ditching Allardyce?

by Daniel Taylor | Sep 29, 2016 | Sports

Sam Allardyce’s reign is over, the buffoon paying the price for hawking himself around only a few weeks after landing the England job. he cartoonist Mike Stokoe neatly sums up the madness of the England job with a wonderful little sketch that hangs from one of the...

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Opinion: Iranian Trusteeship with Israel’s Blessings

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Sep 29, 2016 | Opinion

In July last year, I wrote an article entitled “How Will Our Region Look Come November 2016?” on this page. Of course what I meant then was the end of Barack Obama’s second term in the White House. In that article I pointed to how Washington made ISIS a pivotal...