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U.S. President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Opinion: Has Washington Given its Blessing to Moscow’s Middle East Ambitions?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 2, 2015 | Opinion

Barely a day goes by without a significant development that gives an idea about what might befall the Middle East during Barack Obama’s remaining days in the White House. A few weeks ago press reports suggested that Washington’s strategy in the region includes its...

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Opinion: Khamenei and an Offer That Can be Refused

by Amir Taheri | Dec 2, 2015 | Opinion

For the past week the Islamic Republic’s propaganda machine has been in full gear promoting an “Open Letter” written by the “Supreme Guide” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressed to “The Youth of America and Europe.” With this epistolary exercise, the ayatollah hopes to...

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ISIS in Libya Train to Fly Planes

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Dec 2, 2015 | Latest News, Middle East

ISIS terrorists in the city of Sirte, northern Libya, are training to fly planes using at least one flight simulator according to military sources in the North African state. The sources added that there is a prevailing belief amongst investigators that the device was...

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Widow of Briton Shot by Terrorists: I Attended the Hearing in Saudi Arabia and the Killers did not Express any Remorse

by Najlaa Habriri | Dec 2, 2015 | Middle East

A year after two terrorists who killed British expat Michael Hamilton in Al-Khobar (eastern Saudi Arabia) were sentenced, his widow Penelope Hamilton expressed her acceptance of the verdict sentencing her husband’s killers to death and considers the ruling to be...