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Muslim nations recognize al-Quds as Palestine capital

YemenExtra M.A. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited all nations to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Palestine, blasting the United States for disregarding Middle East peace by moving its Israeli…

US sees no future for Assad in Syria

YemenExtra M.A. The United States does not believe Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad will stay in power and remains committed to the Geneva process, Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert said during a press briefing.…

Large earthquake rocks eastern Iran

YemenExtra M.A. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Iran on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported. According to the center’s information, the epicenter of the earthquake was located about 63 km…

Russia closes its embassy in Sana’a

YemenExtra SH.A. Russia suspended its diplomatic presence in Yemen and all its staff have left the country due to the situation in the capital Sanaa, said the Russian foreign ministry. “Given the situation in Sanaa, the…

Mogherini: Iran-Europe increased 49% after JPCOA

YemenExtra After the signing of the Iran nuclear deal, trade between Iran and Europe increased 94 percent in the first half of 2017, compared to the first half of 2016, according to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini.…

Does Smoking Weed Make You More Creative?

YemenExtra A new study on the effects of smoking marijuana and its relation to creativity has some interesting results. The study consisted of 412 marijuana users (they couldn’t find 8 more?) and 309 non-users, and they…

Trump,Jerusalem and the Arabs

YemenExtra The US president and his regional allies have handed a priceless gift to their enemies By Abdel Bari Atwan US President Donald Trump was not the only one who miscalculated when he failed to anticipate the Arab and Islamic…