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Members of the Houthi militia stand on a street near the Presidential Palace in Sana’a, Yemen, on January 20, 2015. ()EPA/STR)

Shi’ite rebels shell Yemen president’s home, take over palace

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, AP—Yemen’s powerful Shiite Houthi rebels shelled the residence of the country’s embattled president Tuesday and simultaneously swept into the presidential palace in the capital, Sana’a, as a top military commander warned that a...

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A man films on January 20, 2015 a building in Beziers, where a Russian Chechen suspected of preparing a terrorist attack was living before his January 19 arrest. Five Russian Chechens were placed under custody in Beziers and Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, outside Montpellier. (AFP PHOTO / PASCAL GUYOT)

5 Chechens arrested in France, including 1 with explosives

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | World

Paris, AP—Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men appeared at a court in Paris, the first to face charges in the Paris terror attacks. The reports came as the French...

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Kuwaiti traders follow the market’s movement at the Stock Exchange in Kuwait City on December 18, 2014.
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More, larger IPOs expected in Middle East during 2015: Ernst Young

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jan 20, 2015 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—IPO activity in the Middle East is expected to increase considerably during 2015, a report by global professional services firm Ernst Young concluded, as the region recorded its most successful year for stock market debuts since before the...

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Gen. Khalifa Haftar attends a news conference in Abyar, east of Benghazi, on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files)

Libya: Tobruk government reaffirms support for Gen. Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The commander of the Libyan National Army, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, is operating on the authority of the internationally recognized Libyan government based out of Tobruk, Libyan authorities confirmed this week. The statement of support for Haftar’s...

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China’s implied oil demand grew by 3 percent in 2014, while its economy saw weakest growth rate in 24 years.
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Oil below 49 dollars after IMF cuts growth forecast

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2015 | World

London, Reuters—Brent crude oil prices steadied below 49 US dollars a barrel on Tuesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecast for global economic growth in 2015 implying lower demand for fuel. Global growth is projected at 3.5 percent for 2015...