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UN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura at a meeting with the Syrian opposition delegation in Geneva last Thursday (Reuters)

Geneva Talks Resume Today amid Tensions between De Mistura and Assad’s Delegation

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

While indirect Syrian peace talks resumed in Geneva today, western diplomatic sources spoke of UN envoy Staffan de Mistura’s “annoyance” at the statement made by the head of the regime’s delegation Bashar Al-Jaafari after the last session of talks on Friday in which...

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Yemen Jews mull exodus- Reuters

Secret Operation Brings 19 Yemeni Jews to Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Israel has brought in 19 of Yemen’s last remaining Jews from war-ravaged Yemen, an Israeli nonprofit group said Monday. Immigration officials described the step as the last clandestine operation to move members of a dwindling Jewish community dating back two...

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Iraqi security men inspect a burnt car in Hit after fierce clashes with ISIS, A.F.P

Iraqi Forces Gain Foothold, Local Police Secure Ramadi

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Ramadi – The governorate in Anbar has all administrative bodies prepare for restoring freed neighborhoods and residential areas, making them habitable once again. The governorate’s council revealed that the area is in need of 20 billion dollar for infrastructure...

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President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi chairing a meeting for Yemeni political parties in Riyadh

Kuwait Welcomes Hosting the Upcoming Yemeni Peace talks

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Aden- U.N. special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, on Sunday, announced that Yemeni parties have agreed on holding the next round of negotiations in Kuwait. On social media outlets, U.N. envoy Ahmed highlighted some indicators for a Yemeni-Yemeni consensus for future...

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The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque in Gaza (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hamas Removes Images of Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood Slogans after Its Agreement with Cairo

by Kifah Ziboun | Mar 21, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The organisation Hamas that rules over the Gaza Strip has removed Muslim Brotherhood slogans and pictures of their leaders including the group’s founder Hassan Al-Banna and former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. It is thought that this surprising step is...