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A view shows the mess after protesters attacked the office of Saudi-owned newspaper Asharq al-Awsat in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Opinion: Asharq Al-Awsat’s Cartoon

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion

Now, after the storm has calmed down following the cartoon on Lebanon, which was published in Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, the different stances on it have been brought to light. As ordinary as it may seem, some people have misread the cartoon and interpreted it...

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Yemeni women in Aden A.F.P

Women Activists in Taiz Condemn Militia Violations

by Bassam al-Qadi and Asharq AlAwsat | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Aden- On the International Women’s Day, a group of women activists in Taiz issued a statement in which they condemned violations of Houthi militias and pro-Saleh supporters (Former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh) against the women of Yemen since 2015. The...

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A Popular Resistance fighter examines the destruction at the national museum in Taiz (Reuters)

Militias Bomb the National Museum in Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 5, 2016 | Middle East

Houthi militias bombed the national museum in Taiz which resulted in all of its contents being burnt. In addition to this, all of its antiquities and rare manuscripts chronicling the history of Yemen and the governorate of Taiz have been reduced to ashes. Houthi...

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Former Yemeni Ambassador: Iranian Police is Responsible for Break in Attempts on Embassies

Former Yemeni Ambassador: Iranian Police is Responsible for Break in Attempts on Embassies

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 18, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Abdullah al-Siri, Former Yemeni Ambassador to Tehran, said that Iranian police department has partaken in opening up the embassy center of Yemen, after it had been evacuated due to Yemen cutting diplomatic ties with Iran last October. Moreover, it has supported the...

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Libyan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration on the Algeria Square to demand the removal of arms and the evacuation of unofficial armed groups and the implementation of the General National Congress (GNC)’s decision on July 7, 2013 in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Source: AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia

A Law unto Themselves

by Jason Pack and Haley Cook | Jul 17, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Like its revolutionary neighbor, post-Mubarak Egypt, post-Gaddafi Libya is characterized by continual upheavals in which elected officials are frequently forced to resign. In June, Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) elected Nouri Abusahmain as their new...