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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib intensifies amid government advances

Fighting is intensifying around the Yemeni city of Marib since government forces captured neighboring Shabwa province last week. Reuters reported today that a pro-Yemeni government militia backed by the United Arab Emirates known as the Giants Brigade has joined the fight at Marib to push back Houthi rebel forces attempting …

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SDF hands over 50 Iraqi IS suspects as prison concerns mount

The SDF has transferred another group of IS suspects with Iraqi nationality but arrested in Syria, alongside some of the thousands of Iraqis in al-Hol camp, to Iraq as the potential for jailbreaks remains high. Fifty Iraqi men suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and who had been …

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Oil prices reach highest point in seven years

High oil prices are a victory for Saudi Arabia, but a blow to the United States and China. Oil prices reached their highest point since 2014 today. The price of Brent crude opened above $87 a barrel. Brent crude is widely considered the benchmark for global oil prices. Oil prices …

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