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‘Saudi puppet’: Yemenis question their president’s legitimacy

Emirati Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan walks with Hadi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh in November 2019 (AFP) In 2015, anti-Houthi sentiment bolstered Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi’s leadership. Today, many say his support hangs by a thread Five years ago, Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi

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Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory

Iran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Hassan Rouhani in separate new year messages vowed to overcome the new coronavirus and increase economic growth. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Iran’s supreme leader Sunday refused U.S. assistance to fight the new coronavirus, citing an unfounded conspiracy theory that the virus could be man-made by

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Clashes erupt between Saudi and UAE in Aden

Violent clashes have erupted between allies of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the temporary Yemeni capital of Aden in the south of the country, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday. Eyewitnesses informed Anadolu Agency that different weapons were used in the clashes which erupted after an attempt by the Storm Brigades, affiliate

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Yemen security forces seize weapons onboard UAE aid ship

Yemeni security services in Socotra have seized an Emirati humanitarian ship carrying weapons and armoured vehicles, local sources said. According to the sources, the “aid” ship belonged to the Khalifa Foundation for Humanitarian Affairs which is run by the UAE delegate in Socotra, Brigadier Khalfan Al-Mazroui. A local official said the Emirati ship was carrying

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Somali Prime Minister Khaire travel to Ethiopian Colony

Photo/Somali Times The Somali Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia Hassan Ali Khaire and a delegation led by him travel to Ethiopian Colony. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Prime Minister will hold various meetings with the Ethiopian Government in Addis Ababa. No further details were given on

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Time for strategy review in Kenya’s war on terror

The current terrorism crisis situation in the country calls for a serious national awakeningIf the al Shabaab problem is yet to be exterminated from its source in Somalia, then it is only wise for Nairobi to restrategise and redeploy its troops to Northeastern. Equally, there is a necessity for Kenya to use its intelligence to

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China to expel American reporters after US curbs its media

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, a member of an honor guard wears a face mask as he stands guard in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. On Wednesday, March 17, 2020, China announced that it will revoke the media credentials of American journalists at three major U.S. news organizations, in effect expelling them from

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Jubaland forces still holed up in Mandera – Roba

Mandera Governor Ali Roba County putting pressure on government to expel foreign soldiers Roba claimed there were gunshots along the border believed to be from forces allied to Janan. Hundreds of residents have since fled their homes to areas fa from the border Mandera Governor Ali Roba has said the county is still unstable and

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Tension as Kenyan fighter jets fly over Jubaland

Kenya Air Force fighter jets patrolling the border with Somalia on Saturday flew over the airspace in Jubaland after clashes between rival forces spilled into Mandera Town. The jets overflew Bula Hawo borderlands and south of the frontier before retreating. It came amid tension after troops from Somalia National Army and the Jubaland clashed. Residents

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In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide

Security force personnel stand guard in a street following Hindu-Muslim clashes triggered by a new citizenship law, in Mustafabad in the riot-affected northeast of New Delhi, India, March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district. But the riots that raged

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