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UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to reporters in Sana’a, Yemen on November 7, 2016. (Reuters)

Yemen Envoy Ould Cheikh Resumes Talks after Getting Term Extension

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, London and New York – United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will commence a new round of consultations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman aimed at finding the basis for resuming negotiations between the Yemeni government and Houthi...

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Iraq’s Kurdistan region president Massud Barzani (L) receives Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit on September 9, 2017 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. / AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

Arab League Chief Visits Baghdad, Erbil in Search of ‘Compromise’ over Referendum Rift

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Erbil- The referendum on independence scheduled for September 25 in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was the main topic of discussion at the talks held by Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday. Aboul Gheit spokesman said that the visit to...

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Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends an interview in Doha, Qatar November 26, 2016. Picture taken November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon

Doha Anticipates Outcome of Quartet Meeting by Escalating Rhetoric

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

Dammam, Cairo– Few hours before the expected meeting between Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain to study the Qatari response to the list of 13 demands, Doha has escalated its rhetoric,the affirming that the demands were impossible to meet. Kuna news agency reported...

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Egyptian president receives Saudi Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet Dr. Issam bin Saad bin Saeed, on May 13, Asharq Al-Awsat

King Salman Invites Egyptian President, Sultan of Brunei to Arab-Islamic-US Summit in Riyadh

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 14, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Cairo, Brunei- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a message to the Egyptian President Abdulfattah Al-Sisi, inviting him to attend the Arab-Islamic-US summit, set to take place in Riyadh later in May. During a meeting in Cairo, the Minister of State and...

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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) logo is seen during a meeting in Manama, Bahrain April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Arab Countries Reiterate Firm Stance towards Yemen’s Unity, Warn against Separation

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | May 14, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Aden – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab League warned against the separation calls in Yemen and reiterated the importance of uniting around the legitimacy. GCC member states collectively adopted firm stance towards the unity and sovereignty of the...