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Tunisian security forces secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis’ famed Bardo Museum on March 18, 2015.
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Attack on Tunisian museum leaves 21 dead; manhunt for gunmen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, AP—Attackers opened fire Wednesday at a major museum in Tunisia’s capital, gunning down 17 tourists as dozens more sprinted to safety. At least 21 people in all were killed, including two gunmen, but some attackers may have escaped, authorities said. The...

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Nineveh Governor Atheel Al-Nujaifi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

No role for Iran, Turkey in Mosul offensive: Nineveh governor

by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 18, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran and Turkey will have no role in the imminent offensive to liberate Iraq’s second city Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the governor of Nineveh province told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday. In answer to a question...

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A general view of the meeting of leaders during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Doha on December 9, 2014.
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GCC says will not allow Yemen to become terrorist haven

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2015 | Middle East

Geneva, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reiterated its rejection of the Shi’ite Houthi group’s takeover in Yemen, stressing that it will not accept the country being transformed into a haven for terrorists, in a statement issued at the UN on...

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Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah after his release in Sana’a on March 16, 2015. (AFP Photo/STR)

Yemen’s Hadi seeks to reinstate released PM: presidential aide

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Mar 18, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh and Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s newly released Prime Minister Khaled Bahah may resume his duties soon if efforts to persuade him to retract his resignation succeed, a Yemeni presidential aide said. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, presidential adviser Mohammed...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves to supporters as he delivers a speech in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 18, 2015. (EPA/Abir Sultan)

Netanyahu’s Likud surges to stunning Israeli election win

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 18, 2015 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, AP—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party scored a resounding victory in the country’s election, final results showed Wednesday, a stunning turnaround after a tight race that had put his lengthy rule in jeopardy. With...