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This weekend, Sanaa was the theatre of fierce fighting pitting forces loyal to Abdellah Saleh against the Houthi militias, which appear to have taken control of key streets and buildings in the capital. Dozens of people were killed on both Read more
Yemen’s former President vowed to “turn the page” with the Saudi-led coalition he has been fighting if it lifts a crippling blockade on Yemen. The overture to the Saudis comes after media reports spoke of deadly clashes between forces loyal Read more
After more than five months of political impasse, the negotiations for the formation of a new governing coalition in Morocco made a breakthrough and a new cabinet lineup will be unveiled very soon. Head of Government designate Saad Eddine El Read more
The Saudi-led military coalition and the Houthi Movement swapped prisoners on Monday ahead of the scheduled ceasefire on April 10 and the peace talks to commence eight days later in Kuwait. It is the second prisoner exchange of the month Read more
The Al Nusrah Front, al Qaeda’s official branch in Syria, has joined hands with other rebel groups to launch an offensive on the pro-government forces in the Idlib province. The campaign is baptized the “Battle of Victory” and majority of Read more
Hezbollah’s second in command, Deputy Chief Naim Qassem has compared Saudi Arabia to Israel as he slammed the U.N arms embargo on the Houthi Movement as a one sided decision that doesn’t support a political solution. Hezbollah is against the Read more
The Saudi Arabian led airstrike coalition on Houthi rebels in Yemen is being closely monitored by Iran and Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warned that the ongoing actions are a “strategic mistake.” The Yemeni crises Read more
Iraqi forces are preparing to launch an offensive on the militants of the Islamic State (IS) as early as this winter although previous plans stated that ground attack could happen no earlier than next spring. The airstrikes carried out by Read more