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Luke Somers at a parade marking the second anniversary of the revolution in Sana’a, Yemen, on February 11, 2013.
(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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A man, who identified himself as Luke Somers, speaks in this still image taken from a video purportedly published by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. (Reuters/via Reuters TV)
Yemen’s Al-Qaeda threatens US hostage in video
Sana’a, AP—Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen threatened an American hostage who was the target of a rescue attempt by US special forces last month, warning Washington in a video released Thursday not to try again, and giving it three days to meet unspecified...Caption:
Pro-secession southern Yemenis wave flags of the former People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen during a rally in the southern port city of Aden, on October 24, 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)
Houthis secure six ministerial portfolios in new Yemeni cabinet
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement has secured six cabinet seats in the new Yemeni government, at the same time that President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi retained the right to appoint ministers of defense, interior, finance, and foreign affairs. Interim Prime...Caption:
Yemeni supporters of the separatist Al-Hirak shout slogans demanding independence from the north during a demonstration on October 14, 2014 in the southern port city of Aden. (AFP PHOTO/STR)
Secessionists give “Northerners” deadline to leave south Yemen
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Southern secessionists in Yemen are demanding that all “Northerners” leave southern Yemen by November 30, a move which follows massive rallies and sit-ins in the country’s south calling for the restoration of South Yemen and its independence,...Caption:
Workers clear broken glass from windows at a building damaged by fighting between Shi’ite Houthi rebels and government forces in Sana’a on September 28, 2014. (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)