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A photo a Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system on display at an undisclosed location in Russia. -AP

Russia Delivers First Part of S-300 Defense System to Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 11, 2016 | World

The first delivery of the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system has arrived in Iran, the country’s Foreign Ministry has announced as it started to equip itself with technology that was blocked before it signed a deal with world powers on its nuclear program. “We...

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The King Salman Bridge and the Waad Al-Shimal and Tadeen Projects Will Kick-start Development in Sinai

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Apr 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi-Egyptian Business Council said yesterday that the Egyptian labour force will benefit from about 320,000 new job opportunities over the next five years after the two countries signed a series of economic agreements and memoranda of understanding, and declared...

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Cicilians and paramedics rescuing an injured woman following an air raid waged by Assad’s regime north Aleppo

Assad Launches Aleppo’s Battle under Russian Air Cover and Iranian Support

by Nazeer Rida | Apr 11, 2016 | Middle East

“Syrian regime’s government forces, with support from Russia, are planning an operation to retake Aleppo and battle a terrorist rebel offensive in the region,” the Syrian regime’s Prime Minister, Wael al Halqi, said on Sunday after a week of clashes. “We, together...

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Deir al-Zor, Feb. 3, 2014 (Khalil Ashawi/Reuters)

U.N. Parachutes Food into Syrian City Besieged by ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 11, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations said it airdropped food supplies to thousands of people besieged by ISIS militants in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Sunday. The delivery of 26 pallets loaded with 20 tons of food is an attempt to ease blockades and shortages Syrian citizens have...

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King Salman Addresses Egyptians: Working Together Will Make Us Stronger

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

  The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz addressed an assembly of Egyptians yesterday in a historic speech in Egypt’s parliament. He said that “Experiences have proved that working together makes us much stronger and stressed that the task...