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A Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committee places a mortar shell into a rocket launcher in Taiz during clashes with Al Houthi rebels. Reuters

Yemen: Coup Militias Make Up for Losses by Targeting Civilians

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz-Yemen’s national army forces have been able to sustain the pace of progress against coup militias in Taiz and south of Sana’a. Fierce clashes have been ongoing at each of the Hifan and Assilw districts, both located south of Yemen’s third largest city, Taiz. The...

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A man walks past the Kingdom Centre Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

New Books on the Kingdom: Understanding and Misunderstanding

by Amir Taheri | Nov 7, 2016 | Features

If you establish the list of 20 or so countries that are almost constantly in the news, not always for the best of reasons, Saudi Arabia would certainly have a place. Concerned about the future place of Islam in an increasingly complex global system? Well, you cannot...

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Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

Two Men Detained at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish police opened fire on a motorcycle after it refused to stop at a checkpoint at Istanbul’s main Ataturk Airport on Sunday. One of two men aboard the motorcycle was wounded and detained and the second was apprehended by police after a pursuit. No police...

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U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro meet at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, September 29, 2015. Obama is reportedly planning a historic visit to Cuba in March.KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

Congressmen: Cuba Could Reveal Sensitive U.S. Information to Iran

by Mohammed Fahmi | Nov 7, 2016 | World

Havana – Relations between U.S. and Cuba are gradually being restored after years of estrangement, all due to the efforts of President Barack Obama. Yet, many are questioning the motives of Cuba given that confidence hasn’t been fully restored. After a memo of...

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An armored military vehicle drives past a wall along the border between Turkey and Syria, near the southeastern village of Besarslan, in Hatay province, Turkey, November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Umit BektasREUTERS/Umit Bektas

U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Visits Ankara as Raqqa Operation Commences

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 7, 2016 | Middle East, World

Ankara- Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Joseph Dunford held talks with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar in Ankara where he arrived in coincidence with the Syrian Democratic Forces announcing launching a military operation to liberate Raqqa, ISIS stronghold in the...