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A deserted checkpoint that belonged to ISIS fighters is seen in Tel Abyad of Raqqa governorate June 15, 2015. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Dozens Killed in Air Strikes on Syria’s Raqqa

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Russian or Syrian warplanes Saturday carried out a series of air strikes on the city of Raqqa in northern Syria on areas controlled by ISIS killing dozens of people, a monitoring group and activists said. A US-Russian engineered ‘cessation of hostilities’ agreement in...

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Al Waeli: Iran Has Been Planning to Take Down Saada Since 1994

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 19, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Aden- A Yemeni military commander said that operations executed by the National Army of Yemen, which is supported by the Popular Resistance and the Saudi-led Arabian coalition, are ongoing. Operations will not seize until all Yemeni governorates under militia...

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Salah Abdeslam

Paris Attacks: Security Raid in Brussels Leads to Arrest of Europe’s Most Wanted Man

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 19, 2016 | World

After months of pursuit, Belgian police yesterday arrested Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in the Paris attacks which killed 130 people in November last year. Abdeslam was arrested during a raid in the Brussels neighbourhood of Molenbeek. Security sources confirmed...

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U.N. special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed

Yemeni Administration and Saudi Arabia Coordinating for the Upcoming Peace Talks

by Said Al-Abyad | Mar 19, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Jeddah- The Yemeni government ruled out any compromises being made at the anticipated Geneva Yemeni peace talks with the Houthi militia delegation. Even though several countries in the West are throwing in their weight over certain topics, Yemen’s legitimate...

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Emergencies Ministry members search the wreckage at the crash site of Flight number FZ981, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, March 19, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Dubai Airlines Crashes in Russia, All 62 on Board Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 19, 2016 | World

A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane exploded in a huge fireball on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday, Russian officials said. Russia’s emergencies ministry said...