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Gunmen Open Fire at Egyptian Hotel, Wounding Foreign Tourists

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 8, 2016 | Middle East

Gunmen opened fire at the entrance of a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Hurghada on Friday, wounding two foreign tourists, security sources said. The assailants had arrived by sea to launch the assault, the sources said. The ISIS militant group said on...

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Iranian Allegations Proved False by Video

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat received a video showing the Iranian embassy in Sana’a, in which the embassy appears to be completely intact, which stands to put an end to all Iranian allegations on the Gulf coalition pounding its embassy with an airstrike. The video shows the...

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Alleged Terrorist Recruiter Freed toKuwait from Guantanamo

Alleged Terrorist Recruiter Freed to Kuwait from Guantanamo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

MIAMI (AP) — An alleged recruiter for the al-Qaida terrorist organization has been released from the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent home to Kuwait, part an ongoing effort to winnow down the number of men held at the detention center and eventually close...

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In Besieged Syrian Town, Peace Talks Seen as Pointless

In Besieged Syrian Town, Peace Talks Seen as Pointless

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BEIRUT, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Warnings of widespread starvation are growing as pro-government forces besiege an opposition-held town in Syria and winter bites, darkening the already bleak outlook for peace talks the United Nations hopes to convene this month. The...

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EU Welcomes Access to Syria’s Madaya, Urges Halt to Attacks on Civilians

EU Welcomes Access to Syria’s Madaya, Urges Halt to Attacks on Civilians

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 8, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s decision to allow humanitarian access to the town of Madaya, and called for a halt to all attacks on civilians in the conflict, ahead of peace talks later...