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People inspect the damage at the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-backed al-Quds hospital after it was hit by airstrikes, in a rebel-held area of Syria’s Aleppo, April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Russia Says 48-Hour Truce Reached in Syria’s Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

A 48-hour cessation of hostilities has been declared in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a number of activists reported relative calm in the country’s largest city on...

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London Mayor Boris Johnson prepares to speak to the media in front of his home in London, Britain February 21, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Fishermen Protest Calls for Brexit, Cameron Threatens New Austerity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2016 | World

London-Eight days ahead of the June 23 referendum, Ukip leader Nigel Farage joined a fleet of Brexit-backing fishing boats sailing up the Thames River on Wednesday as part of his campaign to convince voters to back a Brexit. Farage set sail on a small trawler at the...

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People look at books at the 20th International Book Fair (SILA) in Algiers, Algeria, November 02, 2015. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Algerian Government Fears Waves of Shi’ite Indoctrination of its People

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

Algeria- Algerian Minister of Religious Affairs Mohammed Issa said that his country has been recently targeted by sectarian indoctrination far from the cultural and religious values which were inherited from Algerian Salaf (ancestors). The minister made a reference to...

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People and vehicles are seen caught in a traffic jam in front of the Central Bank / Reuters

Egyptian Study: ISIS Is Resorting to Deviousness

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 16, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo – A recent Egyptian study revealed that ISIS’ latest operations in Orlando and France broke the “Security Barrier” within American and French citizens, adding that ISIS changed its weaponry strategy. According to Egyptian observers, ISIS will resort to executing...

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International Community Tends to Cut Yemeni Central Bank Funds

International Community Tends to Cut Yemeni Central Bank Funds

by Arafat Madabish | Jun 16, 2016 | Business

Cairo–For over 50 days, inter-Yemeni peace talks continue and still the conflict settlement suggested by U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed hasn’t been signed. U.N. Envoy met with four members from each delegation, with whom he discussed the...