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A man sits in front of a building damaged by Houthi shelling at a residential area in Yemen’s central city of Taiz August 24, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)
by Arafat Madabish | Sep 24, 2015 | Middle East
Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—A group of Muslim scholars from Yemen has signed an honor code aimed at putting differences aside and closing ranks to fight the Houthi rebels, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Ibrahim Al-Zaid, an adviser to the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs,...
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In this March 5, 2014 file photo, French-built warship BPC Vladivostock, designed to strengthen Russia’s ability to deploy troops, tanks and helicopter gunships, leaves the Saint Nazaire’s harbor, western France. (AP Photo/David Vincent, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 24, 2015 | Middle East
Paris, Reuters—France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt for 950 million euros ($1.06 billion) after their sale to Russia was canceled in August, French officials said on Wednesday. Cairo has sought to boost its military power in the face of a...
