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Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen. U.N. Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

U.N. Envoy Meets with Yemeni President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – U.N. Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed held talks with Yemen’s President Abed Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Monday to discuss the reestablishment of ceasefire and political talks to end the nearly two-year war. Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper...

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Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat gestures during an interview in the West Bank city of RamallahReuters

Erekat: Agreement to Form Joint Committees to Discuss Political, Security Topics

by Kafah Zaboun | Jan 17, 2017 | Interviews

Ramallah – Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said that the Palestinian delegation has completed discussions in Washington with the U.S. administration – these discussions included bilateral topics as well as security and...

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves after making a televised statement to Reuters at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 5, 2012. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM – Tags: POLITICS)

Israel to Imprison Whoever Releases Data on Mossad Agents

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- The Israeli government is preparing new rules to criminalize the collection or publication of information on Mossad operatives past or present and increasing prison sentences for infractions. Suspects would be tried for espionage and could face a seven-year...

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The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Sara K. Schwittek

Trial of 11 September Mastermind to Launch Next Week

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 17, 2017 | World

Washington- On the 26th of January, the trial of the plotter of 11 September attacks will kick off. The mastermind is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and he is of Pakistani origins. His trial will take place in Guantanamo, in the presence of journalists and reporters of...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. Reuters

Cavusoglu, Lavrov Discuss Preparations for Astana Talks

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed in a phone call on Monday preparations for the upcoming international consultations on Syria peace process in Kazakh capital, Astana, the Russian Foreign Ministry...