'Trapped by all the sides' in Yemen's largely ignored war

Edit Stars and Stripes 01 Jul 2016
In 2000, al-Qaeda was behind the bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, killing 17 American sailors ... Al-Qaeda militants seized large swaths of territory in the political and security vacuum after the populist uprising. Its Yemen branch, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is considered the most dangerous of the affiliates ... "The head of the problem is Abed Rabbo....

UK high court to review arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Edit Press TV 01 Jul 2016
The high court in Britain has given the green light for a legal review of the country’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia amid widespread civilian deaths in Yemen ... Saudi Arabia launched its military aggression against Yemen in a bid to bring the country’s former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh, back to power and undermine the Ansarullah movement ... ....

70 regime and rebel fighters killed in Syria

Edit Dawn 01 Jul 2016
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 30 regime soldiers and 39 rebel fighters had been killed in battles around Al-Maleh, north of Aleppo, since Wednesday afternoon. Militants fighting for the Al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda, were also killed, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman, who did not provide a precise number....

Iraqi Hashd al-Shaabi condemns Saudi FM’s remarks

Edit Press TV 01 Jul 2016
Iraqi pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi, also known as the Popular Mobilization Units, has vehemently condemned the Saudi foreign minister’s call for the dissolution of the force, which is assisting army soldiers in battles against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group ... Hashd al-Shaabi also urged the Iraqi Foreign Ministry to take a firm stand in the face of Saudi Arabia’s abusive policies....

Yemeni nation steadfast in supporting Palestinians: Houthi leader

Edit Press TV 01 Jul 2016
Leader of Yemen's Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has described the Yemeni nation’s support for Palestine and Palestinian resistance movements in the face of the Israeli regime’s aggression as “solid and unwavering.” ... Palestinians are angry at increasing violence by Israeli settlers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, saying the Tel Aviv regime seeks to change the status quo of the sacred site....

US puts chief of al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent on terror list

Edit Indian Express 01 Jul 2016
A year and nine months after al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri announced the creation of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and introduced Indian-origin Asim Umar as its leader, the United States Thursday designated AQIS as a “foreign terrorist organisation” and added Umar to its list of global terrorists ... Head of al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent is from Uttar Pradesh....

Washington eyes Moscow’s help over Syria: Report

Edit Press TV 01 Jul 2016
It lays out a US pledge to join forces with Russia in Syria on sharing targets and coordinating bombings against the al-Qaeda branch in the Arab country, al-Nusra Front ... Moscow has long insisted that the so-called moderate opposition groups in Syria should leave the areas held by Daesh and al-Nusra terrorists targeted in the Russian air campaign....

Yemenis urge Muslims to liberate Palestine

Edit Press TV 01 Jul 2016
Mohammed al-Attab ... in Yemen just ahead of the international al-Quds day....

It’s time to say goodbye

Edit Arabnews 01 Jul 2016
We are indeed left with only a few days when over a billion Muslims worldwide will be celebrating Eid Al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy month. But before it finally comes to an end, there are still certain obligations left to fulfil, like paying zakat, fitra and celebrating Eid Al-Fitr ... (Related by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) ... “There is a consensus on all whom we have taken knowledge from that Zakat Al-Fitr is compulsory.”....

As the Economy Craters, Brazilians Turn to Crowdfunding to Make Their Own Jobs

Edit Newsweek 01 Jul 2016
Talal al-Tinawi once dreamed of an affluent life in Damascus, Syria ... But all that was lost when the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, and al-Tinawi fled Syria to neighboring Lebanon and then arrived in Brazil as a refugee. Last year, al-Tinawi dreamed up another venture in his new home in Sao Paulo ... “As a foreigner and a refugee, starting a business is an enormous challenge,” al-Tinawi writes in his Kickante profile....

Orlando in battle to qualify for AL batting race (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
Orlando is in a race to get enough plate appearances to qualify for the AL batting race ... About a week ago, Orlando was up in the high .350s, which would have led the AL had he qualified at the time ... Once the Royals get back to playing AL teams, Orlando likely again will become Yost's primary right fielder....

Ins & Outs: Asia’s latest confirmed transfer news (AFC - Asian Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jul 2016
Kuwait international midfielder Fahad Al Ansari has joined Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad on a one-year loan deal. The 29-year-old arrives from Kuwaiti outfit Al Qadsia with high hopes of impressing the Al Ittihad fans.. 'I am honored to join Al Ittihad ... Saudi giants Al Hilal have unveiled former Uruguay international Gustavo Matosas as their new head coach via the club's official Twitter account ... Saudi champions Al Ahli have signed S.C....

What Causes Type 2 Diabetes?

Edit The Scientist 01 Jul 2016
Schwartz et al., “The time is right for a new classification system for diabetes ... Del Prato et al.,  “Effect of sustained physiologic hyperinsulinaemia and hyperglycaemia on insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity in man,” Diabetologia, 37.1025-35, 1994 ... Mancini et al., “Fenofibrate prevents and reduces body weight gain and adiposity in diet-induced obese rats,” FEBS Lett, 491.154-58, 2001....
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