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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reuters

How Iran Killed the “Spring” and Revived “ISIS”

by Hani Nasira | May 23, 2016 | Features

Dubai-By going back to the history, we can say that sectarianism in the Islamic and Arab world was almost non-existent during the first and second Abbasids reign. Ever since, religious institutions evolved and co-existed. During certain exceptional times, differences...

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A natural gas flare on an oil well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen/Files

Oil Falls after Iran Dulls Hopes for Production Freeze

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2016 | Business

Brent oil prices fell for a fourth consecutive session on Monday after Iran insisted it would not freeze crude output, bringing back investor attention to a global glut. Deputy Oil Minister Rokneddin Javadi said on Sunday that Iran has no plans to freeze the level of...

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The wreckage after a car bombing in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

ISIS Attacks Kill at Least 45 Army Recruits in Yemen’s Aden

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

A pair of suicide bombings claimed by ISIS militants killed at least 45 people and injured scores of others in Yemen’s southern city of Aden on Monday, security officials said. They said the bombings targeted young men seeking to join the army. One suicide car...

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Ould Cheikh: Core Issues Are Being Discussed at the Yemen Consultations

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

The UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh confirmed in an exclusive statement to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Yemeni peace negotiations in Kuwait which resume today are proceeding at a good pace and are making significant progress. He also indicated that Gulf support is...

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A damaged van in an airstrike in Syria. Reuters

Monitor: More than 120 Dead in Multiple Blasts in Syria Regime Strongholds

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 23, 2016 | Middle East

A series of rare explosions killed more than 120 people in the Syrian coastal cities of Jableh and Tartous on Monday, monitors said, in a regime-controlled area that hosts Russian forces. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Mediterranean cities that...