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Korkie family will use donations for a 'fresh start'

Korkie family will use donations for a 'fresh start'

The R1.7 million that was raised to help kidnap victim Pierre Korkie and his family after his expected release in Yemen, will now assist his widow…

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Yemenis and the question: what's next?

Yemenis and the question: what's next?

By Nabil Al-Bukiri It would not be a sweeping statement to say that the people of Yemen have been going through the most difficult moment…

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 How Yemen's Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West

How Yemen's Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the West

(Reuters) - It was Waddah al-Hitari's beard that killed him. Militiamen on the streets of Yemen's capital shot him dead one Friday because he looke…

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New Zealander of the Year 2014: Close encounter in Yemen ordeal

New Zealander of the Year 2014: Close encounter in Yemen ordeal

Business industry heavyweight Mary Quin this year came face-to-face with the radical Islamic cleric she believed was behind her kidnapping during a…

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UAE WOMAN IN MALL MURDER FACES DEATH PENALTY

UAE WOMAN IN MALL MURDER FACES DEATH PENALTY

(Agencies): Dalal al Hashemi, the veiled attacker who stabbed a 47-year-old American kindergarten teacher to death inside the restroom of an upscal…

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Yemen raid: US 'unaware' hostage Korkie was with Somers

Yemen raid: US 'unaware' hostage Korkie was with Somers

US special forces who tried to rescue photojournalist Luke Somers from al-Qaeda in Yemen were not aware of the identity of the other hostage held w…

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US vice president: Killing of US hostage in Yemen 'despicable'

US vice president: Killing of US hostage in Yemen 'despicable'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S. will be "relentless" in its efforts to bring the killers of an American photojourna…

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Yemen's Houthi rebels: What's next?

Yemen's Houthi rebels: What's next?

It is almost three months since the Houthis, a Shiite rebel group, stormed into Yemen's capital Sana'a, seized government buildings and forc…

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In Yemen, al Qaeda's Greatest Enemy Is Not America's Friend

In Yemen, al Qaeda's Greatest Enemy Is Not America's Friend

By Peter Salisbury Locals describe Manasa as a village, but it's little more than a complex of houses loosely clustered around an earthen…

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U.S. discloses failed attempt to rescue American in Yemen

U.S. discloses failed attempt to rescue American in Yemen

Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said the rescue operation was carried out in partnership with Yemen's military and involved air and gro…

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UNSC condemns attack on Iran embassy in Yemen

UNSC condemns attack on Iran embassy in Yemen

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the 3 December bomb attack at the residence of the Iranian Ambassado…

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Yemen secessionists face leadership crisis

Yemen secessionists face leadership crisis

Aden, Yemen - A change in the way Yemen's southern secessionist movement organises itself is needed, young pro-independen…

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Oman, Iran focus on security, trade

Oman, Iran focus on security, trade

Muscat: Iran and Oman held talks to facilitate the implementation of bilateral agreements in a number of areas, including security…

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