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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sana’a, on November 15, 2014.
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Yemeni tribes say they will resist Houthi takeover of oil facilities

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Ma’rib and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—As clashes continued in the Yemeni oil-rich central province of Ma’rib between members of the Shi’ite Houthi movement and tribal fighters, the latter have threatened to attack petroleum installations and power plants in the...

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Ducks in cages are seen at a duck farm in Nafferton, northern England, in November 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Phil Noble)

British, Dutch kill poultry to fight bird flu

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2014 | World

London, AP—Chickens were being killed in the Netherlands, and Britain was preparing to kill ducks, after two cases of bird flu were discovered in Europe—but officials insisted Monday that the risk to public health was very low. British officials said they were...

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Sunni tribal fighters take part in a military training on the outskirts of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, on November 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Ali Al-Mashhadani)

Liberation of Mosul will start early next year: Nineveh governorate council

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Iraqi military operation to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be launched at the start of the new year, Iraq’s Nineveh governorate council has announced. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, council member Ghazwan...

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Egyptian soldiers examine papers at a crossing point on the Libyan border in November, 2014 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Deadly Ghosts on Libya’s Border

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Asharq Al-Awsat—The border between Libya and Egypt has become highly porous and dangerous Asharq Al-Awsat has found, in its first installment in a series on the conflict currently raging between forces loyal to renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar and extremist...

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French President Francois Hollande (R) meets with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L) as part of the G20 Summit in Brisbane on November 16, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD)

Saudi Crown Prince meets world leaders at G20 as plan to boost global economy is announced

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2014 | Middle East

Brisbane, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz met with world leaders on Sunday at the close of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the Australian city of Brisbane, as the leaders approved a number of measures designed to add more than 2 trillion US...