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The government forces have gained significant grounds against Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar Al-Sharia in their last confrontations which forced them to abandon two of their major strongholds; Zinjibar and Shaqra. The militants of the Ansar Al-Sharia have now regrouped in a town Read more
A militant group which took up arms in 2004 against former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, has agreed to go to the negotiation table. The group known as Zaidi Shiite or Huthis according to the commission responsible for the national dialogue Read more
Yemen marked its National Day of Unification under tight security at the Air Force Academy after a bomb explosion, a day earlier, claimed the lives of those at the rehearsals. It is celebrated annually on the 22nd May to mark Read more
A suicide bomber, dressed in a military uniform, has killed at least 101 Yemeni soldiers on Monday when he blew himself during a military parade rehearsal. No one has claimed responsibility for this deadliest attack since President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi Read more
People trying to obstruct the implementation of the political transition in Yemen will have their us-based assets frozen. According to press reports, President Obama is about to issue today an executive order in this regard. The order targets people, including Read more
One of the most improvised states in the Arabian Diaspora and has battling with the presence of Al Qaeda forces on its territory is suffering from serious fuel shortages. Yemen’s oil industry has come under series of attacks and the Read more
Barely less the 24 hours to go before the Grand Prix starts, caught in the midst of anti-government protesters on their way back to the hotel after training sessions were four members of the Force India team. A petrol bomb Read more
Take a minute from your schedule to travel through time. Have a flashback of the Maghreb before the civil uprising popularly referred to as the Arab Spring. An uprising which at the beginning was seeking for social reforms ended up Read more
The Middle East is at crossroads. With one side enjoying the fruits of peace and the oil revenues, the other side is being showered with gunshots, shelling and bombs. Those in between the two roads live on uncertainty. Such is Read more
Middle Eastern countries are either busy with revolutions or reconstruction and some are enjoying their oil. In Yemen, it’s the opposite. Soldiers are still busy fighting the Al–Qaeda militants in the southern hemisphere of the country since last year. Air Read more