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Former British prime minister David Cameron. Reuters

UK Parliamentary Report Blames Cameron for Libya’s Descend into Chaos

by Abdullatif Jaber | Sep 15, 2016 | Middle East

London-It’s been five years since Libya’s unruly dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed, and chaos still headlines the local dailies in the African state. The U.N.-backed Government of National Accord still faces parliamentary rejection and struggles to...

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Ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Reuters

Houthis Receive Weapons through Djibouti, Judicial Investigations Disclosed

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 7, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-Despite the naval blockade imposed by coalition forces in Yemen since the launch of “Decisive Storm” in March 2015, Houthi rebels and their ally ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh are still receiving high-tech and numerous military weapons from different sources...

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Houthi militants stand guard near a gathering held by Houthi loyalists in Yemen’s capital Sanaa March 9, 2016, Reuters

Military Commander: Saleh Received U.S.-Weapons and Handed them over to Houthis

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jun 19, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Leader of the fourth military district Brig.Gen Ahmad Saif revealed that weapons used by Houthi and pro-Saleh militias (armed militants supporting ousted President Ali Abdullah Saleh) are the same stock content offered by the U.S. in its mission to fight...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels chant slogans as they ride in a pickup truck at the army’s First Armored Division compound after taking it over, in Sana’a, Yemen, on September 22 2014. AP

Yemeni Insurgency Inhibits Peace Talks Headway by Dodging Topic on Arms Handover

by Arafat Madabish | Jun 10, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Houthis turning in their arsenal is considered to be one of the chief controversies inhibiting progress at the peace talks underway in Kuwait. The government’s delegation insists on implementing U.N. resolution 2216, which rules that all militias and their...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives opening remarks after Libya Ministerial Meeting in Vienna

Past Indecision …Major Powers Give Arms to GNA, Libya

by Heba El Koudsy and Sawsan Abu Husain | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Cairo- After several hesitations on choosing the most adequate way to aid Libya in confronting the impending chaos and threatening terrorist militias; major powers and Libya’s neighboring countries on Monday backed lifting the arms embargo on...