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A huge explosion rocks a military weapons depots controlled by Houthi rebels as airstrikes are carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in Sana’a, Yemen, on July 5, 2015. (EPA/Yahya Arhab)

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition targets weapons factory in northern Houthi stronghold

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

Sana’a and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi-led coalition targeting the Houthi movement in Yemen currently in control of large parts of the country on Friday launched airstrikes on a weapons factory outside the Houthis’ northern stronghold of Saada. Local sources said...

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A handout picture released by the Tunisian Presidency’s Press Service on July 4, 2015 shows Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi speaking during a press conference in the capital Tunis, during which he announced he was declaring a 30-day state of emergency in the country. (EPA/Tunisian Presidency)

Tunisia declares state of emergency after Sousse attacks

by Kamal Ben Younes | Jul 5, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s President Beji Caid El-Sebsi on Saturday announced a month-long state of emergency in the country, saying Tunisia faced further terrorist threats from extremists following last week’s attack on tourists at a beach resort in Sousse....

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In this Monday, June 29, 2015 file photo, an Egyptian policeman stands guard at the site of a bombing that killed Egypt’s top prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Eman Helal, File)

Opinion: Who is Behind the Attacks in Egypt?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 5, 2015 | Opinion

Last week terrorists ruined any chance for Egyptians to celebrate President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s first full year in power. The assassination of the country’s top judicial official, prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat, who was killed when a car bomb targeted his...

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Residents ride on a motorcycle and past a market during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Aleppo, Syria, on June 23, 2015. (Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail)

Syrian activists, economists push to use Turkish lira in Aleppo’s rebel-controlled areas

by Paula Astih | Jul 5, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian activists and economists have proposed a new initiative to use the Turkish lira as the main currency in liberated areas of Aleppo, following recent gains made by rebels in Syria’s largest city. The initiative calls for Syrians owning...