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Members of the Shi’ite Houthi movement sit on a pick up truck mounted with a machine gun at a checkpoint in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on January 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Yemen: Uncertainty over new constitution continues following kidnapping

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Uncertainty over the fate of Yemen’s new constitution continues in the wake of the kidnapping of the head of the committee tasked with drafting the document on Saturday by members of the Houthi insurgent movement. A source close to the...

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Pope Francis waves to the faithful after celebrated his final Mass in Manila, on January 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Pope says Mass for huge Manila crowd, appeals for suffering children

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2015 | World

Manila, Reuters—Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday, after appealing to the world to “learn how to cry” over the plight of poor, hungry, homeless and abused children. City...

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African Union’s Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra speaks during an interview with Reuters in Algiers December 12, 2010. (Reuters)

We support “strong” Libyan army: Algerian FM

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algiers is backing the establishment of a “strong” Libyan army so long as this takes place within the framework of comprehensive national dialogue that aims to reach a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramadan...

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n this photo the website of the United State’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, is displayed on a computer screen, Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Atlanta. Banks large and small are girding for an elaborate drill this week that will test how they’d fare if hackers unleashed a powerful and coordinated attack against them. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Opinion: Do we need a global cyber-terrorism charter?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jan 18, 2015 | Opinion

Without Twitter or YouTube, how many supporters would the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or Al-Qaeda have? These, and other, social media and video-sharing websites have made it easy for criminals and extremists to contact and interact with the general public...