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In this photo provided by Yemen’s Defense Ministry, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, center, listens to military commanders at the Defense Ministry complex after an explosion at the complex in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP)

Yemen: Former presidential adviser calls for GCC intervention

by Arafat Madabish | Jan 4, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the security situation in Yemen continues to worsen, former Yemeni presidential adviser Salem Saleh has called on Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf to take action to “rescue the country from its bitter reality.” In exclusive comments to Asharq...

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This Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 file photo provided by Yemen’s Defense Ministry shows heavy damage after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sana’a, Yemen (AP Photo/Yemen Defense Ministry, File)

Al-Qaeda in Yemen apologizes for hospital attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 22, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—In a rare public apology, the militant leader of Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen has said that one of his fighters disobeyed orders and attacked a hospital attached to the Defense Ministry during a December assault that killed 52 people. Qassim Al-Rimi,...

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In this photo provided by Yemen’s Defense Ministry, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, center, listens to military commanders at the Defense Ministry complex after an explosion at the complex in Sanaa, Yemen, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. (AP)

Yemen official: Defense Ministry attackers targeted president

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 7, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The double suicide attack on the Yemeni Defense Ministry in the heart of Sana’a was targeted at President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a Yemeni presidential spokesman has informed Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. Speaking exclusively to Asharq...

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A car is burning at the site of a suicide car bombing at the defence ministry in the Yemeni capital Sana’a on December 5, 2013. (AFP)

Yemen: Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for double suicide attack

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 6, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility on Friday for the double suicide attack targeting the Yemeni Defense Ministry in the heart of Sana’a, which killed at least 52 people. AQAP’s media wing,...

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Soldiers gesture along a road leading to the Defense Ministry compound as smoke rises after an attack, in Sana’a December 5, 2013 (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)

Car bomb hits Yemen’s Defense Ministry, killing 27

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 5, 2013 | Middle East

Aden, AP—A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car Thursday at Yemen’s Defense Ministry, killing 15 soldiers and wounding at least 40 in an attack underlining the persistent threat to the stability and security of the impoverished Arab nation. They...