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Yemeni men, loyal to exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, take part in a military training in the city of Aden on August 29, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / SALEH AL-OBEIDI)

Yemen army enlists thousands of southern fighters: presidential adviser

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 29, 2015 | Middle East

Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi on Friday ordered the formation of a new brigade consisting of about 5,000 fighters mainly from the strategic city of Aden in a push to integrate southern loyalists into army ranks, a presidential...

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Protesters chant slogans in support of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi as they carry a large national flag during a rally in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraqi PM orders easier access to Baghdad’s Green Zone

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 29, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi on Friday ordered security forces to ease access to Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone and main streets, in an apparent bid to improve daily life for ordinary Iraqis as the country braces for fresh protests. The...

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FILE – This June 30,1996 file photo, show a general view of the destroyed Khobar Towers and crater where a truck bomb exploded at a U.S military complex killing 19 Americans and injuring hundreds in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed al-Mughassil, suspected in the bombing has been captured, a U.S. official tells The Associated Press, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Al-Mughassil was described by the FBI in 2001 as the head of the military wing of Saudi Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Saleh Rifai, File)

Opinion: Where are the other three Khobar Towers suspects?

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 29, 2015 | Opinion

All the 19 years he spent living in hiding and under assumed identities did not protect Ahmed Al-Mughassil from being eventually caught. Mughassil, who thought he had escaped from justice, was caught by the Saudi authorities in a complex intelligence operation this...