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A police investigator collects evidence from wreckage at the scene of a car bomb outside a police academy in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Suicide bomber kills at least 30 at Yemen police enrollment

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—A suicide bomber driving a minibus full of explosives killed at least 30 people Wednesday morning as cadets gathered to enroll at a police academy in the heart of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, security officials and witnesses said. The blast...

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Tribal fighters take part in military training to prepare for fighting against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, at the Ain Al-Assad military base in Iraq’s Anbar province, on November 15, 2014. (Reuters)

PM pledges to liberate Iraq as ISIS launch major Anbar assault

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 7, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Suspected Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters launched a major assault on pro-government tribal forces in Anbar just one day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi called for a “tribal revolution” against the extremist group....

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Riot police stand across from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood during a demonstration at Cairo University hours after a drive-by shooting killed several Egyptian policemen and wounded others during an overnight rally by Islamist students at another university, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gamil)

Opinion: The Brotherhood’s Golden Opportunity

by Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 7, 2015 | Opinion

Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt are now facing prison or exile following a disastrous period in power. However, in my view, this is a golden opportunity for the group to make substantial reforms and revisions. It is illogical for Muslim Brotherhood leaders to...