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Egyptian riot police in Cairo. Reuters

Scores Injured in Massive Downtown Cairo Fire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

A massive fire engulfed a hotel and several adjacent buildings in downtown Cairo early Monday, leaving at least 74 people injured, Egypt’s ambulance services said. No deaths were reported and most of the victims had breathing difficulties and suffered bruises,...

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Saudi Arabia Funds UN Supervision of Ceasefire in Yemen

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

Directives have been issued in the kingdom to financially support truce and coordination committees supervised by the United Nations in order to reach a ceasefire in Yemen and consolidate it, Saudi sources confirmed on Sunday. The Saudi ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed...

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Fire and smoke billows from an army weapons depot after it was hit by an air strike in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, May 11, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Yemen’s Mukalla Airport Reopens with Aid Flight after Qaeda Withdrawal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

The airport at the Yemeni coastal city of Mukalla has reopened after the government and Emirati soldiers rescued it in April from a year-long occupation by al Qaeda, local officials said. Officials said that the first flight that landed on Sunday was a plane carrying...

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Michel Platini at a news conference. Reuters.

Platini to Resign from UEFA after 4-Year Ban from Soccer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 9, 2016 | Sports

Michel Platini will resign from his role as head of European soccer federation UEFA after failing to overturn his ban at a sports court, which maintained but reduced his sanction for ethics violations. One of his lawyers confirmed to Reuters on Monday that Platini is...

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Army of Conquest fighter launching missiles against Assad’s regime east of Aleppo A.F.P

Qaeda Backs Nusra Front on Establishing a Caliphate in Syria

by Nazeer Rida | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri gave on Sunday his political, religious and financial backing to the organization’s Syrian off-shoot al-Nusra Front and handed over the reins of the caliphate to al-Nusra Front leader in Syria Abu Mohammad al-Julani, who...