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French President Francois Hollande. Reuters

Hollande: Mideast Peace Conference in Paris Postponed to Summer

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday an international conference due on May 30 in Paris to revive peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis had been postponed but would take place this summer. With U.S. efforts to broker a two-state accord in tatters...

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Smoke rises from gas storage tanks after a bomb attack against a state-run cooking gas factory in Taji at Baghdad’s northern outskirts, Iraq May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraq Resumes Work at Taji Gas Plant 2 Days after Deadly ISIS Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 17, 2016 | Business

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has resumed work at a state-run natural gas plant in Baghdad’s northern outskirts, two days after a coordinated dawn assault by ISIS militants left at least 14 dead. Deputy Minister Hamid Younis said that work at the plant’s three...

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Anwar al-Awlaki, an American imam who joined al-Qaeda in Yemen and was later killed in a U.S. drone strike.

Court Papers in U.S. Reveal Hidden Aspects in Al-Awlaki’s Personality

by Scott Shane and Benjamin Weiser | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

Washington-The Qaeda bomb-making instructor carefully demonstrated to his student how to mix the chemicals to make a volatile powder. Then he supervised a test explosion and added a sinister final tip, “tape bolts around the homemade bomb to produce lethal shrapnel.”...

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Boys play with a gun in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus. Reuters

ISIS Launches App to Recruit Children

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- A newly released report in Egypt has warned of “Huroof,” a mobile app that ISIS’s propaganda outlet has launched to teach children the Arabic alphabet with the aid of guns, tanks and cannons. The app that is currently available on Android devices,...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives opening remarks after Libya Ministerial Meeting in Vienna

Past Indecision …Major Powers Give Arms to GNA, Libya

by Heba El Koudsy and Sawsan Abu Husain | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Cairo- After several hesitations on choosing the most adequate way to aid Libya in confronting the impending chaos and threatening terrorist militias; major powers and Libya’s neighboring countries on Monday backed lifting the arms embargo on...