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War-torn Yemen is on the brink of famine, with millions of women and children most at risk of starvation as fighting around major ports stalls imports of food and other humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations.

Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has approved a plan to establish three military formations, made up mainly of tribal fighters and former military personnel, to fight the Houthi insurgency in the Tihamah region, a military official has said.

Daesh terrorists took another two villages further north in Aleppo province, near the border with Turkey.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, August 25, 2015.

A fresh general election in Turkey will be held on November 1, almost five months after an inconclusive election saw no party win an overall majority.

About giving the Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu the mandate before the 45-day deadline, Erdogan said: “Why would I invite him [Kilicdaroglu] to Bestepe [Presidential Palace], [he] who said “I do not recognize Bestepe”.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its military freed a British hostage who was kidnapped 18 months ago by al-Qaida in Yemen, which has expanded its reach amid fighting between Shiite rebels and their opponents.

US Department of State Spokesman John Kirby has said he will refrain from talking about internal matters in Turkey, which will hold a snap election on November. 1, but pointed out that the US in general stands for “inclusiveness and representative government, fair and free,...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered new elections on Monday after weeks of talks on forming a coalition government failed.

The claim was backed up by an independent news site, Aden al-Ghad, which blamed al Qaeda-linked insurgents for Saturday’s explosion.

ANKARA, TURKEY-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated Friday that the nation will maintain an early election November. 1, after no group gained a majority from voters in June and Erdogan’s social gathering was unable to discover a coalition companion.

Yemen has been wracked by conflict since March, when the Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes against the rebels as they advanced on the main southern city of Aden, after seizing the capital in September.

There was no immediate comment from the Saudi-led coalition. The governor and other officials who were present at the time were not hurt in the apparent assassination attempt.

In a report released Tuesday, August 18, 2015, Amnesty worldwide says all sides fighting in Yemen have left a “trail of civilian death and destruction” in the conflict, killing scores of innocent people in what could amount to war crimes.

High-ranking officials in Yemen’s port city of Aden say al-Qaida militants have taken control of key areas of the city.