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Iraqi security troops head to Ramadi on the orders of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to re-enforce troops there, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraqi forces retake most of Iraq’s largest refinery: officials

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

Baghdad, Reuters— Iraqi forces retook most of the country’s largest refinery from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Saturday, security officials said, reversing gains by the militants who seized parts of the sprawling complex this week. The...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2015. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)

Opinion: Abadi and Iran’s Agenda

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 18, 2015 | Opinion

US President Barack Obama’s administration was extremely polite and civil in its response to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, after he claimed that Washington was not in favor of Operation Decisive Storm and considered the Saudis to be uncooperative. This...

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Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz attends the Arab League summit in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on March 28, 2015. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Saudi King Salman orders $274 million aid to Yemen

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

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced 274 million US dollars in humanitarian aid to Yemen in response to a UN appeal, the state-owned Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Saturday. Yemen has been in the grip of an escalating...

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In this November 2, 2006 file photo, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fire missiles during a war game in a desert near the holy city of Qom, southeast of Tehran. (Reuters/Fars News)

Opinion: Iran’s first acquisition after the deal

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Apr 18, 2015 | Opinion

Iran’s first acquisition after signing the draft nuclear deal, amid promises to lift sanctions, were not cars, airplanes, refrigerators, or women’s purses–but rather long-range missiles! Iran was overjoyed after acquiring S300 missiles that the Kremlin has...

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President Barack Obama Expected to Name New Commander for Mideast

Obama urges Gulf nations to help with chaos in Libya

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

Washington, Reuters—President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country. After a meeting...