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Boys who are part of the Houthi fighters hold weapons as they ride on the back of a patrol truck in Sanaa March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Hadi’s Advisor: We Did Not Ask Al-Houthi and Saleh to Leave

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 21, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – A high-ranking Yemeni official said on Tuesday that his country’s government deals with the international community represented by the U.N. and the ambassadors of states sponsoring peace in Yemen in an official and positive way, adding that the Yemeni...

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Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun (C) meets with Prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri (R) and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 18, 2016. Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters

Lebanon: New Cabinet Holds First Session on Wednesday

by Paula Astih | Dec 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The newly formed Lebanese Cabinet is expected to convene on Wednesday at the Baabda Palace, while Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has officially moved to Beirut’s Grand Serail, the premiership’s headquarters. Wednesday’s Cabinet session, chaired by President...

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General view of the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. (Reuters)

Karlov’s Assassination Raises Fears among Diplomatic Missions in Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Dec 21, 2016 | World

Ankara – The assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, on Monday in Ankara, raised safety concerns among diplomatic missions in Turkey. Washington and Tehran both announced suspending normal operations of their diplomatic missions, and called on...

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrives for the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit of Heads of State and Government (ASEM11) in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 15 July 2016. REUTERS/Wu Hong/Pool

Arab, European Foreign Ministers Adopt Joint Cooperation Roadmap

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 21, 2016 | World

Cairo – The fourth ministerial meeting between the League of Arab States and the European Union adopted a new roadmap for cooperation, stressing unified stances on the situation in Libya and Yemen and condemning crimes perpetrated by the Syrian regime in Aleppo....

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Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister (centre), hosted his Iranian and Turkish counterparts at an unprecedented summit in Moscow CREDIT: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP

‘Moscow Declaration’ Suggests Widening Ceasefire

by Taha Abed alWahed | Dec 21, 2016 | Middle East, World

Moscow – A trilateral meeting held in Moscow on Tuesday between the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran resulted in a document that parties called the “Moscow Declaration,” and in which representatives of the three countries vowed to expand the...