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Army troopers man a checkpoint in Sanaa August 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

C’est La Vie in Sana’a

by Abubakr Al-Shamahi | Aug 6, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Yemen is in the international spotlight again, and that can only mean one thing—bad news. This time it’s terror related, with the news that the United States, and several other Western countries, have closed their embassies in the Yemeni capital Sana’a. The word is...

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A police trooper is seen manning a checkpoint in Sana’a August 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

US urges citizens to leave Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US government has advised American citizens in Yemen to leave the country immediately and pulled out all “non-emergency” staff from its embassy in the capital Sana’a because of the risk of a terrorist attack. A warning posted on...

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Rebels from Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front waving their brigade flag on the top of a captured Syrian air force helicopter in Idlib province, northern Syria (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)

Syria Appeals to UN on Al-Qaeda Affiliate

by Alex Edwards | Apr 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent announcement of a “merger” between Al-Qaeda and the Syrian insurgent group Jabhat Al-Nusra has led the Syrian government to appeal to the UN to sanction the movement. In a letter to the Security Council, Syria’s foreign ministry...

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An undated handout image released by Al-Andalus, the media branch of Al-Qaeda in the Magreb (AQMI) to the Agence Nouakchott Informations (ANI) on December 9, 2011 showing French nationals Philippe Verdon and Serge Lazarevic (R) being held by AQMI at an undisclosed loaction. (AFP Photo)

Al-Qaeda Media Arm to Answer Questions on Twitter

by Ben Leakey | Apr 1, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Al-Andalus Media Foundation, the media wing of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), announced on Saturday that it would ‘open the door’ to receive questions from the international media, as well as the general public, and that it would...