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Houthis hold up their weapons as they ride on an armored vehicle near the strait of Bab al-Mandab, Oct. 2, 2015 (AP Photo/Wael Qubady)

Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Reviews Insurgency Violations in London

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

London- Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al Jaber reviewed with British parliamentarians developments in Yemen. The diplomat also partook in a meeting organized by London’s think-tank Chatham House. A group of intellectuals from the British foreign ministry, human...

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI holds a book during a visit, at the presidential palace in Abidjan June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

Morocco’s King Replaces PM Benkirane

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat- Moroccan King Mohammed VI is replacing Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and will ask another member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) to form a government after five months of post-election deadlock, a statement from the royal cabinet said...

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Iran Policy: Pre-emptive Surrender is No Option

by Amir Taheri | Mar 17, 2017 | Opinion

Earlier this month, the daily Kayhan, reputed to reflect the views of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Guide” of the Islamic Republic, published an essay about the “containment” strategy that US President Harry S Truman adopted vis-a-vis the Soviet Union in the...

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Egyptian security services cordon off the site of a bomb attack next to a police checkpoint in the western Talibiya district of the capital Cairo. (AFP)

Egypt Detains ISIS Member for Recruiting Youth to Fight in Libya, Syria

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 17, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egypt’s General Prosecution detained on Thursday a member of ISIS pending investigation on charges of joining the terrorist organization and attempting to recruit Egyptian youths to its ranks of militants in Libya and Syria. The suspect confessed during his...

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Jane Austen expert Hazel Jones reads from Austen’s novel “Pride and Prejudice” during a twelve hour live readathon at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, southern England January 28, 2013. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

New Evidence in the Mysterious Death of Jane Austen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London – The British Library has announced several pairs of glasses found in Jane Austen’s writing desk may reveal what caused the early death of the one of the world’s most-loved authors. On July 18, 1817, novelist Jane Austen died at the age of 41....