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Mahmoud Aghasi, better known as Abu al-Qaaqaa.

Con Artists Taking Over Platforms

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 29, 2016 | Opinion

Kuwait now experiences the stereotypical charity scheme, taking funds in the name of those in need only so that the money suddenly reappear flowing into their own accounts. It is not odd to witness Mosques being used to scam those attending prayers either for fake...

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Rescued Migrants

Rescued Migrants Say Ship Sank off Italy with Hundreds Aboard -NGO

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | World

Humanitarian workers in Italy were assured by the rescued migrants, from 2 boats in the Mediterranean this week, that they saw another vessel carrying around 400 migrants sink; Save the Children said on Saturday. Only this week, three vessels carrying migrants are...

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Spain’s former President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, center, is escorted by Venezuelan congressmen including Timoteo Zambrano, left, and Assembly President Henry Ramos Allup, second left, after their meeting, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 19, 2016.

Venezuela Government, Opposition Meet with Mediators in Dominican Republic

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | World

Top government officials and Venezuela’s opposition met with a group of mediators in the Dominican Republic to discuss and set the basis for a negotiation among the current unpleasant conditions of a political standoff and an expanding economic crisis, according...

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Anti-Houthi protesters carry a fellow woman demonstrator who suffered tear gas effects during clashes with pro-Houthi police troopers in Taiz March 25, 2015. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Sources Close to Yemeni President: Yemeni Solution Approaching, Starting with Cementing Ceasefire

by Arafat Madabish | May 29, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh- Details on regional and international efforts bent on finding a solution for the conflict tearing Yemen apart are indicating a positive outcome, sources close to Yemeni presidency told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Uncovered details revolved around an effective...

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Iranian MPs listen to a speech by re-elected Parliament speaker Ali Larijani following the announcment of the result in Tehran on May 29, 2016.

Iran Assembly Head Wins Initial Re-Election Vote -State Media

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 29, 2016 | Middle East

Ali Larijani, a moderate conservative, retained the speakership of Iran’s parliament despite major gains for reformists in February elections, benefiting from credit gained by his cooperation with the government of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani in...