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Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, jubilate on a road after seizing control of an area in Ma’rib province, east of the capital Sana’a, on October 5, 2015. (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH AL-QADRY)

Yemen: Houthis, Saleh’s party agree to stop fighting, gov’t demands “concrete steps”

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 8, 2015 | Middle East

Washington and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s Houthis and the party of the ex-president have agreed to stop fighting, the United Nations said on Wednesday, more than six months after a Saudi-led coalition intervened to restore President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to...

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In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, a Russian navy ship launches a cruise missile in the Caspian Sea. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 8, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspian Sea, a sign of...