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Civil defense members and residents search for survivors at a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces of Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, in the old city of Aleppo on May 26, 2015. (Reuters/Abdalrahman Ismail)

Syrian air raids kill dozens of civilians in north: monitoring group

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Reuters—A Syrian air force raid killed at least 59 civilians at a market in a town held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in northern Syria on Saturday, according to a monitoring group. The strike on the town of Al-Bab, northeast of the city...

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A picture made available 05 March 2015 shows members of the Iraqi Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah taking part in a training course at a military base in Jallam town, near Samara city, northern Iraq, 04 March 2015. (EPA/Baraa Kanaan)

Opinion: Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces are Terrorists

by Tariq Alhomayed | May 30, 2015 | Opinion

Since the emergence of the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), we have heard one refrain of politspeak be repeated at any and every meeting between Arab and Western officials, particularly US officials: “The two sides agreed on the need for coordination...

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The relative of a victim prays at the site of a suicide bombing that targeted the Shi’ite Al-Anoud mosque in the Saudi coastal city of Dammam on May 29, 2015. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia mourns Dammam mosque attack victims

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2015 | Middle East

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudis have condemned the suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the eastern city of Dammam on Friday as details of the foiled terrorist plot continue to emerge. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, an eye-witness said that the suicide bomber had...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Geneva on May 30, 2015.
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US, Iran accelerate nuclear talks a month before deadline

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2015 | World

Geneva, AP—A month out from a nuclear deal deadline, the top US and Iranian diplomats gathered in Geneva Saturday in an effort to bridge differences over how quickly to ease economic sanctions on Tehran and how significantly the Iranians must open up military...

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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. (AFP/Micheal Bulhozer)

Sepp Blatter wins re-election as FIFA president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2015 | World

Zurich, AP—Sepp Blatter was re-elected as FIFA president for a fifth term on Friday, chosen to lead world soccer despite separate US and Swiss criminal investigations into corruption. The 209 FIFA member federations gave the 79-year-old Blatter another four-year term...