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Militants loyal to Yemen’s government stand next to an armored vehicle at the frontline to fight against Houthi militants in control of the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, in the Yemeni governorate of Taiz, on October 3, 2015. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Dialogue is “pointless” without disarming Yemen’s Houthis: minister

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 17, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo and Aden, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s human rights minister has called for “disarming” the Houthi group who controls large parts of the country, a step, he said, without which any dialogue between the rebel movement and the government would be “pointless.” “No peace...

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In a Wednesday, October 14, 2015 file photo, Israeli policemen run looking for a possible stabbing suspect in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)

4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in unrest, stabbing

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2015 | Middle East

Ramallah, West Bank, AP—Stone-throwing protests erupted across the West Bank and Gaza on Friday, and assailants firebombed a site revered by Jews as the tomb of biblical Joseph on a “day of rage” against Israel. Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli...