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Yemeni students attend a class on the first day of the new school year in the capital Sanaa, on October 15, 2017 (AFP Photo/Mohammed HUWAIS)

Yemeni Militias Resort to Planting Mines Across Villages after Losing in Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz- Militia sources in Yemen said that coup factions have stepped up their weaving of landmines into the southwestern villages near Taiz. The increase in mine-planting activity comes after suffering steep losses in the battlefield. On the other hand, a...

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The United Nations logo is displayed on a door at U.N. headquarters in New York February 26, 2011. REUTERS/ Joshua Lott

Yemen and the Catastrophic Role of ‘Lone’ Nations

by Salman Al-dossary | Oct 12, 2017 | Opinion

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed presented again, before the Security Council, a new UN proposal to resolve the Yemeni crisis. Possibly, even Yemenis can no longer count the number of initiatives launched by Ould Cheikh whether a...

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Government Blackout on Markets’ Fires in Damascus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Middle East

Damascus- Once again, fires are swallowing up archaeological sites in Old Damascus amidst authorities’ discretion towards the real causes and with accusation against Iran of causing the fires to seize the region, with the complicity of the regime. The last fire,...

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At Least 21 Journalists Held Captive by Houthi Militias in Yemen

by Arafat al-Ahdal | Sep 24, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- Journalists in Yemen are the subject to ongoing oppression and tragic setback as insurgency militias exercise brutal authority inhibiting the press. Iran-allied Houthi militias along with armed loyalists backing ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh have employed...

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A soldier gestures as he sits atop a military vehicle accompanying Gulf Arab soldiers while they arrive at Yemen’s northern province of Marib September 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Yemen: Dozens of Militiamen Killed in Marib Clashes amid Government Forces Advance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 25, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – Dozens of Yemeni coup militiamen were killed in clashes in the north eastern city of Marib as government forces pushed towards the strategic Marthad hill. Earlier, pro-government forces had locked control over multiple supply routes that used to provide Houthi...