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Russia nixes UN resolution citing Iran for Yemen arms

Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution Monday that would have censured Iran for failing to prevent its arms from reaching Yemen in violation of a UN-imposed arms embargo, drawing a stern rebuke from the U.S. In all, 11 nations voted in support of the U.K.-sponsored...

Dozens killed, wounded in Daesh double bombing in Aden

Daesh (ISIS) claimed responsibility for a double suicide car bombing in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden Saturday that witnesses and local medics said killed and wounded dozens. They said the attacks appeared to have targeted a camp used by anti-terrorism forces in south-western Aden....

Bahrain activist Rajab sentenced to 5 years for tweets

High-profile Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to five years in jail Wednesday over tweets critical of the war in Yemen, two human rights groups said. Rajab, a leading figure in 2011 protests against the Gulf state's Sunni minority rulers, was already serving a two-year...