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Yemeni Government Accuses the Houthis of Blowing Up 299 Mosques

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

The government of Yemen yesterday accused the Houthis and militias loyal to the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh of bombing 299 mosques in the country. The Yemeni Minister of Endowments Dr Ahmed Attiya said this during a meeting that he held with the Grand Mufti of...

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U.S. Senator John McCain speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

Senator McCain Advises Trump Administration against Lifting Sanctions on Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2017 | World

United States Senator John McCain made clear comments on rising speculation that President Donald Trump is considering lifting sanctions on Russia, said he hoped the administration would reject that “reckless course.” “If he does not, I will work...

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Yemen’s Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr. Reuters

Yemeni PM Dagher :Houthi-led Putschists Embezzled over YR 300 Billion

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Yemeni Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Obaid bin Dagher expressed his direct and deep regret on coup militias having unwarrantedly taken over YR 300 billion in customs, taxes and excesses. Profits of telecommunications, tobacco, cigarettes and cement factories were exploited...

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Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani praying next to the coffin of the late former Iranian president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani at the Jamaran mosque in Tehran [EPA]

Iran Taking Its First Steps towards MarchPresidential Elections

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 27, 2017 | World

London- Iranian member at the Expediency Discernment Council of the System Ali Akbar Nategh-Nuri harshly criticized the overt escalation of tensions among political factions in the country. “It will not lead to a solution, or serve the people’s best interest,”...

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Opinion: Putin’s Quest For a Monroe Doctrine

by Amir Taheri | Jan 27, 2017 | Opinion

Among the questions around President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, one stands out: what is the future of US relations with Russia? So far, however, Trump and members of his national security team have provided vague, and at times contradictory, replies. What the new...