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Opinion: Waiting for Iran to Open Up

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 9, 2016 | Opinion

Some sense that change is occurring in Iran and they infer this from the fact that some extremist leaders were defeated in the latest legislative elections. They consider the cause of this to be the nuclear agreement with the west. When examining what occurred under a...

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Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the International Syria support group’s humanitarian access task force update at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Syrian Opposition Hopes for Progress in Peace Talks Agenda

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The main Syrian opposition council said on Wednesday the agenda proposed by the United Nations for peace talks was positive and it had noted fewer government violations of a cessation of hostilities agreement in the past day. Salem al-Muslat, spokesman for the...

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ISIS Used “Poisonous Substances” in Village Shelling- Kurdish Officials

ISIS Used “Poisonous Substances” in Village Shelling- Kurdish Officials

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

ISIS militants used “poisonous substances” during the shelling of a village in northern Iraq on Tuesday, a local governor said. More than 40 people suffered partial choking and skin irritation in northern Iraq as mortar shells and Katyusha rockets filled with...

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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about the results of the Michigan, Mississippi and other primary elections during a news conference held at his Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Trump Towers in White House Race; Sanders Surprises Clinton

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 9, 2016 | World

Republican front-runner Donald Trump pulled up primary wins in the presidential race as he easily captured both the Michigan and Mississippi primaries on Tuesday, stoking a furious campaign by the GOP establishment to keep him from arriving at the Republican National...

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Washington Raises Iran Missile Tests at Security Council

by Najlaa Habriri | Mar 9, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

London, Washington-A US State Department spokesman, Mark Toner, said Washington will review the firing of several missiles by Iran and, if confirmed, will raise it in the UN Security Council and seek an “appropriate response”. “We also continue to aggressively apply...