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A boy walks as he collects toys from the rubble of a house destroyed by a recent air strike in Yemen’s northwestern city of Saada May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemeni Insurgents Recruit Thousands of Children, Turn Schools into Camps

by Said Al-Abyad | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- National Yemeni army officials revealed that Houthi militia and other insurgent allies following the ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh have recruited over 48 thousand minors inside Sanaa over the past few days. Unlike other waves of recruitment, being run...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zarif, Reuters

IRGC Pressures Rouhani to Reconsider Nuclear Deal

by Adel al-Salmi | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

London- As the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani defends the accomplishments reached by the nuclear deal, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a military power which answers to the Iranian Supreme Leader solemnly, circulated harshly-worded criticisms urging...

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This file picture shows General Raheel Sharif to the left of then Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Left). (Photo: Reuters)

Pakistani Army Chief Confirms Death Penalty for 11 Taliban

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | World

Pakistan’s army chief approved the death sentences of 11 members of the Taliban members convicted of terrorism, kidnappings, attacks on civilians as well as assaults on police and army officers, an army statement said. The convicts were tried by military courts...

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Followers of the Houthi movement attend a gathering to show support to the movement outside the Presidential Palace in Sanaa February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Intensified Gulf and International Efforts to Salvage Yemeni Peace Talks

by Arafat Madabish | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

Riydah- Peace-brokering efforts in Yemen have recently intensified, especially those spent by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). All endorsements were pumped into the process of saving Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait from failure, after they were threatened by a series...

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U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference.

Peace Talks on Yemen Resume in Kuwait after 3-Day Suspension

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 4, 2016 | Middle East

Peace talks resumed on Wednesday after they were suspended by the Yemeni government for three days in protest at a Houthi assault on a military base near the capital Sanaa, the U.N. envoy trying to negotiate an end to the war said. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said on...