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Women walk past a graffiti, denouncing strikes by US drones in Yemen, painted on a wall in Sana’a, Yemen February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Drone Strike Kills 3 Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

A suspected US drone strike targeting a car killed three alleged Al-Qaeda members, including a leader in the southern Yemen province of Abyan, local officials said Friday. They said the strike was carried out late Thursday in the Sumaa area of the province, engulfing...

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Boys eat at a rubbish dump where they are collecting recyclable waste outside Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Houdieda in this January 20, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad/Files

Houthis, Saleh Exchange Accusations, Threats to End Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East

Aden — Tension reemerged Thursday between the two partners of the coup in Yemen after Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s supporters exchanged accusations of obstructing a political agreement that united both sides. Saleh, who heads the General People’s...

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Participants at the second round of the Joint Drafting Committee Meetings in Tunis, October 14, 2017 (UNISMIL Website)

Gaddafi Family to Sue Qatar before ICC

by Jamal Jawhar | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Gaddafi family has announced its intention to sue Qatar before the International Criminal Court, which is based in The Hague.   The family’s lawyer, Khalid al-Zaidi, has vowed to sue Qatari figures before the ICC for “supporting terrorism and causing the...

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UN Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

UN Envoy to Submit to Hadi New Initiative for Crisis Resolution

by Said Al-Abyad | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to meet with Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and ministers in the Yemeni government, to present highlights of his new initiative for a political solution in...

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A boy walks on a street littered with cooking gas cylinders after a fire and explosions destroyed a nearby gas storage in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz July 19, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer/Files

Top Yemeni Official Escapes an Armed Ambush

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Aden – Yemeni Deputy Premier and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari and his accompanying delegation survived an armed ambush in Tur al-Bahah district of Lahij governorate on their way back from Taiz where they spent two weeks. A few days ago, Prime Minister...