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Can Yemen once more be a united nation?

The future of Yemen is being decided on the battlefield rather than through political dialogue. Unity Day, a public holiday commemorating the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen 31 years ago, fell on Saturday, amid a bitter civil war that began six and a half years ago. Asked about …

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Ahmadinejad wants to run for president of Iran, again

The former president is remembered fondly by some Iranians for his populism and for offering loan programs. He was often portrayed as a modest ‘Mr. Clean’ but this is disputed by others. A decade ago, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appeared to be the nemesis of Israel. His questioning of the …

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Iran’s Quds Force chief tells Islamic Jihad it defeated ‘Zionist pride’

The comments made by Esmail Ghaani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, praised death and martyrdom and said fighters welcome death with ‘longing and passion.’ The recent war against Israel “destroyed the pride of the Zionist army,” Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force Commander Esmail Ghaani …

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