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Anti-Houthi protesters carry a fellow woman demonstrator who suffered tear gas effects during clashes with pro-Houthi police troopers in Taiz March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

The Way to Maraqshah, Qaeda’s Last Stronghold in Abyan

by Bassam al-Qadi | Aug 29, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- Security forces on Monday took control over 80 percent of Abyan, Yemen’s strategic governorate. According to security sources, only three out of 11 villages remain occupied less than two weeks after the launching of a military campaign to purge the region...

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Forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government patrol the entrance of Sirte as they advance to recapture the city from the Islamic State (IS) group on June 10, 2016 (AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia)

Libya: Political Escalation between the Parliament, GNA

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 29, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – Political strife has escalated in Libya after Speaker Aguila Saleh called on Prime Minister of Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj to step down. Saleh told Libya News Agency (LANA) that decisions issued by the presidential council of Sarraj are...

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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand near a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 16, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Suicide Bombing Claimed by ISIS Kills 60 in Yemen’s Aden

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 29, 2016 | Middle East

A massive suicide car bomb attack on an army training camp in Yemen’s second city of Aden killed at least 60 people on Monday, medical sources said. The blast was claimed by ISIS. A security official told Agence France Presse that the attacker drove his vehicle...

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Some Good News for Investors: The Bull May Still Have Spring in its Step

by Jeff Sommer | Aug 29, 2016 | Business

The bull market in stocks has been supported by two fundamental pillars: high corporate earnings and low interest rates. Both of these mainstays appeared wobbly early this year. Fortunately for investors, there is now some good news for both of them. Interest rates,...

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Why Obama Let Iran’s Green Revolution Fail

by Eli Lake | Aug 29, 2016 | Opinion

One of the great hypotheticals of Barack Obama’s presidency involves the Iranian uprising that began on June 12, 2009, after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was announced the winner of contested presidential elections. What if the president had done more to help the...