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A Syrian woman stands outside her tent at a refugee camp on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek. AFP Photo

Verdict Unveils the Largest Human Trafficking and Prostitution Network in Lebanon

by Youssef Diab | Apr 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Rumored stories told about a wide-spread under network for prostitution and human trafficking in Lebanon, were nothing but a sample of the heinous scandal recently exposed on crimes committed by its members. The Lebanese judiciary authority’s decision reveals...

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Iranian Army commader Salehi holding a poster of dead Iranian Army soldiers, who died in Syria , showing it to IRGC commander (Defense Press Website)

Iranian Army Leader Denies Assigning Special Forces to Syria

by Adil Alsalmi | Apr 21, 2016 | Middle East

London- The Iranian Army’s declaration on dispatching special forces into Syria sparked large controversy across all Iranian quarters. Ataollah Salehi, the third commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, has denied responsibility of sending troops into...

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King Salman Chaired Morocco-Gulf Summit

US-Saudi Summit and Saudi-Moroccan Summit to Ensure Stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud chaired on Tuesday at Al-Dir’yah Palace the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders and the King of Morocco. King Salman addressed the Moroccan Monarch Mohammed VI asserting...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Turkey Freezes Assets of Former Yemeni President Saleh

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 21, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey has frozen all assets of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Turkish banks and other financial institutions, including safes. This step comes in line with a decision by the U.N. Security Council, the government said in its Official Gazette on...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint at the southern entrance to the city of Sanaa November 15, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Popular Resistance Leader: Iran behind Obstruction of Yemeni Peace Talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen, until this day suffers from the almost year-old besiegement imposed by insurgency militias. The lifting of Taiz’s blockade could in fact prove the extent of sincerity Houthi groups and their allies have towards sustaining...