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Stephen O’Brien, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator visits IDP families living on the edge in Aden with nothing but the most rudimentary shelter Yemen. Photo: OCHA Yemen

Yemen: UN Promises to Reinforce Activity in Aden

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Aden- Yemen’s minister of local administration said that the United Nations has responded positively to the call made by President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on the international body stepping up the role of humanitarian agencies based in Aden. UN humanitarian aid...

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Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, attends the graduation of the second batch of Yemeni resistance trained by the UAE Armed Forces in Aden, 2015 (WAM)

Yemeni President Visits Abu Dhabi to ‘Discuss Cooperation, Stop Iranian Expansion’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Monday on an official visit, during which he discussed with the UAE leadership ongoing developments in Yemen on the military, political, security and economic levels. Yemeni...

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Bahraini cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim (Photo by Reuters)

Bahrain: Isa Qassim Case Postponed

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain High Criminal Court adjourned the trial of cleric Isa Qassim and two other defendants accused of money laundering and financing foreign organizations hostile to Bahrain until March 14 and rejected calls for his acquittal. Qassim used some of the money...

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UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, right, prepares to shake hands with Syria’s main opposition High Negotiations Committee, HNC, leader Nasr al-Hariri upon his arrival for a meeting during Syria peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday,Feb. 27, 2017. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool Photo via AP)

Geneva: Intra-Syrian Talks Likely to be Suspended Friday, Resume on March 20

by Michel Abu Najm | Feb 28, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva – The fourth round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva “have not yet risen to the level of negotiations”, despite continuous efforts deployed by UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, according to European diplomatic sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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US President Donald Trump August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Trump Seeks 9 Percent Increase in Military Budget

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

President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a “historic” increase in military spending of more than 9 percent, a huge rise even as the United States has wound down major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and remains the world’s strongest military...