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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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Yemen’s oil and gas in danger: Ma’rib governor

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Jan 5, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Oil and gas reserves and facilities in Yemen’s main oil and gas hub are “in danger,” according to the governor of the Ma’rib province, as the Houthi movement continues its attempts to advance on the region. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the...

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Crew members of Indonesian Navy ship KRI Bung Tomo carry a piece of the airplane part from AirAsia Flight 8501 recovered in search operations for the ill-fated jetliner, during a press conference at the Navy’s Eastern Fleet Naval Base in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on January 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Indonesia naval captain says may have located missing plane’s tail section

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2015 | World

Pangkalan Bun, Reuters—An Indonesian naval patrol vessel found on Monday what the captain said could be the tail of a missing AirAsia jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located. Ships and aircraft seeking debris and bodies...

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A member of the Saudi border guards force stands guard next to a fence on Saudi Arabia’s northern border with Iraq, in this July 14, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Faisal Nasser/Files

Two Saudi guards killed in attack on Iraq frontier: Saudi ministry

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 5, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Reuters—A suicide bomb and gun attack killed two Saudi border guards on the frontier with Iraq early on Monday, the interior ministry said, in what one security analyst called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) first assault on the Kingdom. Saudi...

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File photo of Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian speaking during a news conference in Moscow on December 18, 2012. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov/Files)

Opinion: Saudi Arabia will not save Iran’s economy

by Salman Al-dossary | Jan 5, 2015 | Opinion

Who would have believed it? Iran needs a savior, but seeks help not from its main strategic ally Russia, nor from its friend and partner Iraq, nor from Venezuela, Turkey, or even Oman or Qatar; no, from its old rival, Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Reuters last week,...

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Jordanians gather outside a mosque during Friday prayers, following a demonstration against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and demanding the freedom of Jordanian pilot Muadh Al-Kasasbeh, in downtown Amman on December 26, 2014. (AFP Photos.)

Opinion: ISIS’s Next Targets

by Diana Moukalled | Jan 5, 2015 | Opinion

Dabiq magazine, which is published by supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), recently ran an interview with the captive Jordanian pilot Muadh Al-Kassasbeh. Perhaps the most striking feature of the whole thing was ISIS’s keenness to publish a picture...