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British Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on February 12, 2013. (AFP)
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A police trooper holds a machine gun mounted on a police truck as he secures the vicinity around a state security court during the trials of al-Qaeda suspects in Sanaa. (R)
13 People Killed in Suicide Attack
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 13 people were killed yesterday in a suicide bombing targeting the headquarters of a Yemeni pro-government militia in the southern city of Lawder. The attack came after Al-Qaeda announced the failure of mediated talks with the...Caption:
Supporters of the Islah Party are pictured during a patrol of a road as part of security measures in the village Hamedan. (R)
Weapons in Yemen: Commercial and Political Interests
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The tribesmen of Yemen see weapons as a male accessory, just as women adorn themselves will jewelry and makeup, and in some areas it is considered a slight on one’s masculinity for a man to walk the markets or streets without one. Yemen has...Iranian Interference in Yemen Escalating
London, Asharq Al-Awsat-An adviser to Yemen’s prime minister accused Iran of interfering in Yemeni politics this week, following the recent seizure of an arms shipment off Yemen’s coast. Rajih Badi, adviser to the Yemeni prime minister, said in a telephone...Caption:
A demonstrator peeks from under an Iranian flag during a ceremony to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran’s Azadi square in this February 11, 2012 file photo. (REUTERS)