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A boy carries a bag of sugar to his family during food distribution by Yemeni volunteers in Taiz, Yemen. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

U.S. State Department: Firm Stance on Political Solution in Yemen

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – The U.S. State Department said that it has maintained a firm stance towards the need to reach a political solution to the war in Yemen, based on the outcome of the national dialogue, the Gulf Initiative and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2216. An official...

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The U.S. Consulate remains open and fully staffed, and is unaffected by the warning (Reuters)

Ankara Seeks Clarification over U.S. Decision to Remove Diplomats’ Families from Istanbul

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 31, 2016 | World

Ankara – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sought clarification from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over the latter’s decision to remove the families of U.S. consulate personnel in Istanbul due to security reasons. Cavusoglu called his U.S....

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In this July 25, 2014, file photo, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah speaks during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day or Al-Quds day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Saudi: We Will Continue to Impose Sanctions on Hezbollah Operatives, Entities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 21, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Washington, Riyadh- Saudi Arabia has stressed that it would continue to combat the so-called Hezbollah’s terrorist activities with all available means and work with partners around the world to make it clear that the party’s militant and extremist activities would not...

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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser in Seattle, Washington, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Clinton Email Scandal Embarrasses U.S. State Department, FBI

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2016 | World

Washington- According to FBI records released Monday, State Department Undersecretary for Management Patrick F. Kennedy, a close aide to Clinton during her time as secretary of state, contacted an FBI official seeking to change an email’s classification; the email was...

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Palestinian Hamas supporters gather for a rally in Gaza City, August 7, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

U.S. State Department Designates Senior Hamas Official as Global Terrorist

by Kafah Zaboun | Sep 18, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah – Hamas Movement condemned on Saturday a recent decision by the U.S. State Department to designate senior Hamas official Fathi Hammad as Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), while Hammad laid little importance on this issue, noting that such decision...