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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter. Photo by Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Carter: U.S. will Use Iraq City as Base to Push on Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

U.S. and coalition forces will use the recaptured air base in Qayara as a staging hub, as Iraqi security forces move forward in the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday as he made an unannounced visit to...

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Residents wait in line to receive food aid in Yarmouk camp April 14, 2015. REUTERS/Moayad Zaghmout

Insider Information: Syrian Intelligence Displaces Yarmouk Camp Residents

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Yarmouk Camp, Damascus-The tragedy of Yarmouk Camp unfolded in the second half of 2012 when anti-Assad protests were taking place in the areas surrounding it such as, Tadamon, Al-Hajar al-Aswad, Yalda and Al Qadam. These are marginalized and highly populated areas...

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Saudi Arabia Discusses Vision 2030 during Ministerial Meeting of G20

Saudi Arabia Discusses Vision 2030 during Ministerial Meeting of G20

by Fateh Arahman Yousef and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi officials discussed means of enhancing Saudi – G20 cooperation during the meeting of Labor and Employment Ministers of the Group of Twenty in Shanghai, China that ended on Sunday. Discussion at the ministerial sessions confirmed the importance of...

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Iraqi security forces gather near Falluja, Iraq, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraqi Officials Criticize PM Abadi for Downplaying Fallujah PMF Violence

by Manaf al Obeidi | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Fallujah- Anbar officials and members of the Anbar Salvation Council considered that the recent statements made by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on the Fallujah liberation operation have downplayed local and international reports on violations against civilians...

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Shi’ite Muslim rebels hold up their weapons during a rally against air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni President threatens to Boycott Kuwait Talks, Vows to Liberate Sanaa

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi implicitly warned that he would boycott the ongoing peace negotiations on the future of the country if the United Nations keeps insisting on a roadmap for the formation of a unity government. “We will not return to...