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A Yemeni army soldier stands guard as he secures a street in Mansoura district of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

U.S. Drone Kills 3 Suspected al Qaeda Members in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 22, 2017 | Middle East

Three alleged al-Qaida operatives were killed on Sunday in Yemen’s southwestern Bayda province by a drone strike likely carried out by U.S. forces, security and tribal officials said. The men were killed when a missile hit the vehicle in which they were...

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Emmanuel Adebayor at a Togo training session in Bitam, the team’s base for the Africa Cup of Nations. ‘I’m feeling even better than when I was on top of my game,’ he says. Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Emmanuel Adebayor: ‘I have a bad reputation in England and I don’t know why’

by Nick Ames | Jan 22, 2017 | Sports

A short walk downhill from the Togo team’s hotel in Bitam, northern Gabon, a graffiti artist has been at work. “Adebayor le meilleur” – Adebayor the best – is the scrawl on the side of a breeze-blocked structure, accompanied by a telephone number. Someone is clearly...

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Russian President Putin shakes hands with Syrian counterpart
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Putin Faces Growing Problems over Support for Assad in Syria

by Amir Taheri | Jan 22, 2017 | Features

MOSCOW- What next? This is the question making the rounds in political circles in Moscow these days with reference to the Syrian conflict and Russia’s deepening involvement. The “what next question” has found echoes even in the section of the Russian media believed to...

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A Yemeni loyalist forces’ tank patrols highway in the Red Sea port town of Mocha. — AFP

Sana’a Airport in Yemen within Military Fire Range

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, Taiz- Yemeni armed forces continue advancing across all battlefronts taking place at the insurgency-held enclave, Sana’a. Pro-government forces have recorded a considerable push into Sana’a’s Nihm district, local sources said. The Sana’a airport is now brought...

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Russia’s Energy Minister Alexander Novak, OPEC President Qatar’s Energy Minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada and Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih (L-R) address a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

OPEC Kicks Off Cut Deal Monitor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 22, 2017 | Business

Khobar- Energy ministers from OPEC and non-OPEC countries meeting in Vienna on Sunday empowered a committee set to monitor compliance with the deal meets for the first time. “I am satisfied, I am optimistic and, as I said, the markets are on their way to...