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In this picture provided by the office of the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) speaks at the funeral for Hisham Barakat, the top judicial official in charge of overseeing the prosecution of thousands of Islamists, including former President Mohammed Mursi, in Cairo, on June 30, 2015. (Egyptian Presidency via AP)

ISIS affiliate claims coordinated attacks in Sinai, officials say 50 dead

by Mohamed Hassan Shaban | Jul 1, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 50 people were killed and 55 wounded on Wednesday after militants targeted army checkpoints in Egypt’s restive North Sinai region, security and health officials said. The attacks, which were coordinated to hit several checkpoints across...

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A Yemeni man receives a food package delivered by volunteers during the Muslims fasting month of Ramadan at a slum in Sana’a, Yemen, on June 29, 2015. (EPA/YAHYA ARHAB)

Houthis free 1,200 prisoners, Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen: officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Houthi rebels on Tuesday released about 1,200 inmates, including Al-Qaeda suspects, from a prison in an area they control in central Yemen following an attack by forces loyal to President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, officials said. The rebels, who...