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In this May 27, 2015 photo, Iraqi Shi’ite militiamen fire weapons against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after regaining control of eastern Husaybah town, 5 miles (8 kilometers) east of Ramadi, Iraq. (AP Photo)

Iraqi government forces, volunteer militias close in on Ramadi

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | May 31, 2015 | Middle East

Anbar, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi government forces and Sunni and Shi’ite volunteer militias have made strategic gains on the outskirts of the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the head of the Anbar police force said on Saturday. “The joint...

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In this February 7, 2012 file photo, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (L) meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Syrian capital Damascus. (AFP Photo)

Moscow changing tack on relationship with Assad: sources

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clear signs are emerging of a dramatic U-turn in Russia’s policy toward the regime of Bashar Al-Assad in Syria, with Moscow even beginning to consider a “future without Assad” for the country, sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat. Moscow, along...

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Saudi men hold placards bearing the portraits of victims of a mosque bombing carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group during a mass funeral in the mainly Saudi Gulf coastal town of Qatif, 249 miles (400 kilometers) east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 25, 2015. (AFP Photo/Hussein Radwan)

Opinion: A United Front against the Extremists

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 31, 2015 | Opinion

It is no coincidence that in some Western countries, whose constitutions clearly stipulate protecting freedom of expression and political affiliation, neo-Nazi groups are banned without exception, both in terms of adherence and practice, and that those who violate...

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United Nations envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed steps out of a plane upon arrival at the international airport in Sana’a, Yemen, on May 29, 2015. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)

Yemen: UN envoy seeks to restart peace talks, secure new ceasefire

by Arafat Madabish | May 31, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—UN Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is seeking to secure a new ceasefire in the country and restart peace talks between the government and the Houthi movement, informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Saturday. The sources said...

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In this picture taken on May 29, 2015, a Rohingya migrant child from Myanmar plays on a pile of clothes donated by Indonesian residents at a confinement camp for rescued Rohingya migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh in Kuala Langsa, Aceh province, Indonesia. (AFP Photo/Chaideer Mahyuddin)

Myanmar rejects “unbalanced” Rohingya remarks in Oslo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2015 | World

Yangon, Myanmar, AP—Myanmar rejected as unbalanced comments made by several Nobel Peace Prize winners calling for an end to the persecution of Rohingya Muslims. The Nobel laureates including South Africa’s Desmond Tutu, Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi...