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Weekly rallies in Baghdad are meant to pressure Iraq’s political leadership, Reuters

Sadrists Take Hammers Instead of Roses to Protests in Baghdad

by Moed Fayad | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- London- In a sudden reboot of the demonstrations, protestors once again clustered at the Liberation Square, Baghdad. Demonstrators attempted to crossover into the Green Zone, breaking through concrete barriers. An eyewitness at the location said that over...

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Iran Chooses to Deprive its Citizens From Performing Hajj After its Indecisive Stance

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

For the second time, the Iranian delegation in charge of discussing Hajj arrangements for Iranian citizens with officials at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah left the city of Jeddah yesterday without signing the protocol for the arrangements. The protocol was not...

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ISIS billboards are seen along a street in Raqqa, eastern Syria, which is controlled by the ISIS. REUTERS/Nour Fourat

ISIS Militants Fight Rebels in North Syria Strongholds

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

Fierce clashes between the ISIS group and rebels erupted in a town in northeastern Syria Saturday, a monitor and an activist said, after jihadists entered a Syrian opposition stronghold near Marea cutting a main supply route. “Heavy clashes took place overnight...

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Yemeni Minister of Information and Mass Media Mohammed Qubaty

Yemeni Minister Qubaty: Comprehensive Coordination among Iran, Insurgency, Al-Qaeda

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | May 28, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Yemeni Minister of Information and Mass Media Mohammed Qubaty exposed Houthis and former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh having plans to fully coordinate with Iran and al-Qaeda. Qubaty, in an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, said that...

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Saudi – British – American Initiative to End the War in Yemen Before Ramadan

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | May 28, 2016 | Middle East

The head of the government delegation to the Yemen peace consultations that are currently being held in Kuwait confirmed that the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the United States and Britain have been recently holding continuous meetings with the communication and...