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Saudi security forces inspect the site of a suicide bombing that targeted the Shi’ite Al-Anoud mosque in the coastal city of Dammam on May 29, 2015. (AFP)

Saudi security foils terrorist attack on Dammam mosque

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi security forces have foiled a terrorist attack on a Shi’ite mosque in the eastern city of Dammam on Friday, a security spokesman confirmed. Four people were killed when a car bomb exploded near the Al-Anoud mosque, however the loss of...

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

Iraq: Nineveh governor sacked following ISIS advances

by Hamza Mustafa | May 29, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Against the backdrop of the ongoing advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in eastern Nineveh governorate in Iraq, a political storm has broken out that resulted in the dismissal of Nineveh governor Atheel Al-Nujaifi on...

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In this Thursday, March 26, 2015 file photo, provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Yemen’s President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (L) walks with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman as Hadi arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Houthis must comply with UN resolutions before any dialogue: Yemen president

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | May 29, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemen’s exiled government and several political factions said on Thursday that they refuse to negotiate with the Houthi rebel group unless it withdraws forces from the areas it has occupied. UN-sponsored talks aimed at resolving the crisis in...

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Residents flee the northwestern city of Ariha, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area in Idlib province on May 29, 2015. (Reuters/Ammar Abdullah)

Syria rebels capture last government-held town in Idlib province

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2015 | Middle East

Amman, Reuters—The Syrian army has pulled back from the northwestern city of Ariha after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the last city in Idlib province in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border that was still held by the government. A coalition of rebel...

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Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, left, hands over a document to former General and Nigerian President elect, Muhammadu Buhari, during a ceremony ahead of the presidential inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo)

Nigerians celebrate as Muhammadu Buhari takes over

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

Abuja, Nigeria,AP—Nigerians celebrated their newly reinforced democracy Friday, dancing and singing songs and praises at the inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari, the first candidate to beat a sitting president at the polls. As Buhari finished taking the oath of office in...