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Another conflict at the heart of Yemen: water crisis
Nov 7 2009, Saber

While domestic insurgencies chip away at the control of Yemen’s central government and an Al Qaeda branch gains strength in regions beyond the government’s reach, another crisis — one that affects Yemen’s entire population — has the potential to...

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