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Yemen’s newly appointed Prime Minister Khaled Bahah (L) swears in before the country’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi at the Presidential Palace in Sana’a on November 9, 2014. (REUTERS/Yemen’s Defence Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Yemeni minister: Houthis and Saleh have failed to stop new government

by Arafat Madabish | Nov 10, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The new Yemeni government headed by Prime Minister Khaled Bahah was sworn in on Sunday at the Presidential Palace in Sana’a in front of Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. Faris Al-Saqaf, an adviser to President Hadi, told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Delegates stand during a moment of silence in honor of victims of terrorism at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council regarding the threat of foreign terrorist fighters during the 69th session of the UN General Assembly at UN headquarters, Wednesday, September 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

UN backs strong laws against foreign extremist fighters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2014 | World

United Nations, Reuters—The UN Security Council demanded on Wednesday that all states make it a serious criminal offense for their citizens to travel abroad to fight with militant groups, or to recruit and fund others to do so, in a move sparked by the rise of the...

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US President Barack Obama and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk shake hands during meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 12, 2014. (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)

Ukraine parliament appeals to UN over Crimea

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 13, 2014 | World

Kiev, Reuters—Ukraine’s parliament appealed on Thursday to the United Nations to discuss the occupation by Russian forces of its Crimea peninsula and said it reserved the right to ask individual countries for help in resolving the issue. In a debate hours before...

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The United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that will require Syria to give up its chemical weapons Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at UN Headquarters (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Jordan elected to take seat on UN Security Council

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2013 | Middle East

United Nations,Reuters—The 193-member UN General Assembly elected Jordan to the UN Security Council on Friday to replace Saudi Arabia, which rejected its two-year term in protest at the council’s failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East...

Jordan seeks UN Security Council seat

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 18, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Jordan formally nominated itself as a candidate to take the vacant seat on the UN Security Council on Monday, following Saudi Arabia’s surprise decision to decline a seat on the world body last month. “Jordan’s decision comes after...