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Houthi fighters stand near a damaged car after a suicide attack on a mosque in Sana’a, Yemen, on March 20, 2015.
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Suicide bombers hit two mosques in Yemen, killing 50

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

Sana’a, Reuters—Suicide bombers in the Yemeni capital Sana’a blew themselves up during noon prayers at two mosques used mainly by Shi’ite Muslims on Friday, killing at least 50 people and wounding scores, medical sources said, in a major escalation...

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Militiamen loyal to President Hadi drive tanks outside the Special Security Forces base in Aden on March 19, 2015.
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Yemen: Hadi accuses Houthis and Saleh of military coup

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 20, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Al-Hudaydah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s internationally recognized president accused former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi rebels of attempting a military coup after warplanes attacked the presidential palace of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the...

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The total solar eclipse seen from Svalbard, Norway on March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Haakon Mosvold Larsen, NTB Scanpix)

Ring of light: Total eclipse over Svalbard islands in Arctic

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

Longyearbyen, Norway, AP—Sky-gazers in the Arctic were treated to a perfect view of a total solar eclipse Friday as the moon completely blocked out the sun in a clear sky, casting a shadow over Norway’s remote archipelago of Svalbard. People shouted, cheered and...

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Tribal gunmen loyal to the Shi’ite Houthi movement shout slogans and hold weapons during a gathering in Sana’’a, Yemen, on 4 February 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Opinion: Iran and the Yemeni Hornet’s Nest

by Amir Taheri | Mar 20, 2015 | Opinion

Until a few weeks ago, Yemen hardly featured in the Iranian political landscape. Now, however, it gets top billing as the latest nation to embrace the Khomeinist ideology. “The people of Yemen have joined Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon in a common struggle for...