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Relatives carry the coffin of an Iraqi soldier killed by militants during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, April 28, 2013. (Reuters/Haider Ala)

Anbar tribal sheikhs “eager” for talks as violence escalates

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 7, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi authorities announced that gunmen killed at least 14 travelers at a fake checkpoint at a remote desert site in Al-Anbar province on Wednesday in what appears to be an escalation of the sectarian violence gripping the country. The attack...

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File photo of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Sheikh Al-Ahmar on Yemen’s National Dialogue

by Mohammed Jumeh | Apr 13, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen’s revolution when he backed the revolutionary youth against the Saleh regime. He resigned from his position in...

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Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) speaks next to members of the dialogue committee during the first opening session of a national dialogue conference in Sanaa March 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)

Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference Begins

by Mohammed Jumeh | Mar 19, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen officially launched the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference on Monday at the presidential palace in Sana’a. This dialogue is planned to go on for the next six months. Headed by President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, it takes place in...

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A police officer is silhouetted as he stands guard on a bridge overlooking the site of a parade commemorating the second anniversary of the uprising against Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa February 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen Pipeline Attackers Demand Civil War Compensation

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 15, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni saboteurs who continue to target vital national interests have human rights demands, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. A tribal source based out of the town of Sarwah in Marib province revealed that tribal gunmen are responsible for the...