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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (Reuters)

Iran Shuts Down Newspaper for Criticizing Revolutionary Guards

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

London – Iranian authorities have shut down a local newspaper on Monday for criticizing the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). Ghanoon Newspaper announced on its website that the Iranian authorities have ordered its shutting down following complaints from the...

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Houthi rmilitants hold up their weapons in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2015, Reuters

Dhamar’s Merchants Pay Houthi Militia $800,000 in Name of Zakat

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz- Local sources located in the Dhamar Governorate of Yemen revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that an estimated $800,000 (200,000,000 YER) was pillaged from the governorate’s Zakat return. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a form of alms-giving and religious...

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Saudi Arabia provides humanitarian assistance to most devastated Arab regions. Reuters

U.N.: Saudi Arabia Major Donor of Humanitarian Aid

by Adhwan Alahmari and Jordan Dakamseh | Jun 21, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London, New York-The U.N. Secretary General spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said that Saudi Arabia was a leading donor of humanitarian assistance in the region. He added that the meeting between Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.N. Secretary General...

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Members of the Nusra Front walk along a street in the
northwestern city of Ariha in Idlib province [Reuters]

Maqdesi…Possibilities of Convergence between ISIS, Nusra

by Hani Nasira | Jun 21, 2016 | Features

While “Nusra Front” from al-Qaeda and some other factions are fighting ISIS near Manbij, ISIS’s has lost the control over it on 6 June facing a Kurdish militia supported by Washington. The latest developments raised arguments on a possible converge and coordination...

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An injured man is evacuated from the aftermath of an air strike in the al-Qatarji area of Aleppo last April. AFP

Director of Quds Hospital in Aleppo: Moving Injured People is Suicidal

by Paula Astih | Jun 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Syrian doctor Zahed Qaterji, 29, known in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria by the name of “Hamza Khatib” has just finished his 240-hour shift of continuous relief at Al Quds Hospital, which is located in an area controlled by the opposition. The...