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Fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). AFP 2016 / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Saudi FM: PMF Is Led by Iranian Qassem Suleimani

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Dec 27, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the Popular Mobilization Forces is a “religious sectarian organisation,” carrying out mass killings in the country, especially in al-Anbar with support of Iranian generals. “The so-called ‘popular...

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Women loyal to the Houthis hold up rifles in a parade to show support for the movement in Sana’a last September. Reuters

Rebels Breach Yemen Truce 3 Minutes after Going into Effect

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Aden-Rebels dealt with Thursday’s truce in Yemen in the same way they did with previous ceasefires by not respecting a U.N. decision to halt fighting for 72 hours in the country. Yemeni army spokesperson Brigadier Samir Al Haj told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Three...

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(L-R) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed make a joint statement on Yemen at Lancaster House in London on October 16, 2016. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL / AFP

U.N., U.S. and UK Call for Ceasefire in Yemen

by Arafat Madabish and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, London-The United States, Britain and the United Nations called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to begin on Monday or Tuesday. The international call for truce came during a meeting on Yemen held in London on Sunday, in the presence of U.S....

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks at the International Institute of Strategic Studies conference “Manama-Dialogue 2015 at Manama, Bahrain October 31, 2015. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Saudi FM Responds to Iranian FM: Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Terror Record

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir described to Iranian FM’s comments in the New York Times as “ironic at best and little more than insincere propaganda.” In an article he wrote for The Wall Street Journal, Jubeir said that Iran can’t whitewash its record...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir talks to the media during a meeting on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, Switzerland May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Saudi Adviser: U.S. “Sponsors of Terrorism” Bill Could Fuel Extremism

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 14, 2016 | World

A senior Saudi policy adviser on Wednesday condemned the U.S. “Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act,” known as JASTA bill, warning it would stoke instability and extremism. The bill would allow families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the kingdom...