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Members of the Yemeni army ride on the back of military trucks near the Red Sea coast city of al-Mokha, Yemen January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Yemen’s National Army Secures Key Mokha-Taiz Route, Cutting off Insurgency Arms Supply

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz- The Yemeni National Army, backed by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition air power, continued its push against coup militias overrunning governorates. Renewed clashes erupted with massive losses being registered on behalf of coup militants composed of loyalists fighting...

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Freshly printed newspapers with the headline reading “Trump surprises” are seen at a conveyer belt at a printer of the local daily El Diario of Juarez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Trump Takes Down Spanish White House Webpage

by Savana Zaini, Mohammad Fahmi | Jan 25, 2017 | World

Washington, London – Changes conducted by U.S. President Donald Trump included removing the Spanish version of the White House webpage – this caused a shock in the country where Spanish is the second language after English with up to 50 million Hispanics. During...

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Yemeni Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs Mansour Baggash. SPA

Moscow Congratulates Yemen’s Legitimate Government for Victories in Mokha

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 25, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Russian Ambassador to Yemen congratulated Yemeni Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs on victories achieved by the national army in al-Mokha strategic city. This came during the meeting between Vladimir Dedushkin and...

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Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring one of a hat-trick of goals on his Manchester United debut, against Fenerbahce in 2004. Photograph: Ian Hodgson/Reuters

Wayne Rooney: A Patched-Up Survivor with an Astonishing Goals Record

by Barney Ronay | Jan 25, 2017 | Sports

It is one of the slightly lost details of Wayne Rooney’s unveiling as a Manchester United player, but at the time Sir Alex Ferguson felt the need to defend blowing United’s entire transfer budget for the following year on a teenager. “The fact is he is 18 and he could...

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A Somali government soldier walks near the scene of an explosion in front of Dayah hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

At Least 13 Killed in Extremist Attack on Mogadishu Hotel

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 25, 2017 | World

At least 13 people were killed after two car bombs exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Wednesday and gunmen forced their way inside the building and opened fire, police said. The attack, claimed by the Al-Qaeda aligned Shabaab...