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Pro-government demonstrators wave Turkish flags as they protest against the attempted coup, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 19, 2016

Protest against Turkey’s Failed Coup Colored by Fear of Strongman President

by Hugh Naylor | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul- They ostensibly rallied Sunday to protest the attempted overthrow of their government. However, what seemed to worry them was the direction of that same government and a crackdown led by its powerful leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “I’m afraid....

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Picture of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad riddled with holes on the Aleppo police academy, after capture by Free Syrian Army fighters, March 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano

Activists From Armenian Parties, Aoun’s Movement Fight in Syria along Regime Forces

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- A video posted by an activist from Deputy Michel Aoun’s Free Patriotic Movement drove a wave of criticisms on Monday, for including interviews conducted with a group of Armenian fighters in the city of Aleppo calling on other Armenians to join their ranks in...

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Major General Mansour Al-Turki, a security spokesman from the Saudi Arabian interior ministry, speaks to the press about the executions of 47 people in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2, 2016. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Foils Attempt to Infiltrate its Southern Border

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Forces succeeded on Monday to foil an infiltration operation across its southern borders with Yemen. Forces from the border guard with the help of land forces were capable to stop armed infiltrators from crossing the Saudi borders in the Najran region,...

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Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session/ SPA

Saudi Arabia Approves New Social Framework to Strengthen Family Cohesion

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet approved on Monday the establishment of the Council of Family Affairs to improve the status of families in the Kingdom.The new framework aims at strengthening the status of the Saudi families and helping them preserve religious and...

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Police and civilian cars cross the border outpost between Saudi Arabia and Yemen, east of the southern Saudi province of Najran in 2003 (AFP Photo/Khaled Fazaa

Saudi Border Guards Fall Martyrs after Fire Exchange with Armed Militias

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 25, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Five members of the Saudi border patrol had fallen martyrs following fierce rounds of fire exchange with armed militants attempting to illegally crossover the southern borderlines. The clashes took place near the Yemen-neighboring Najran region, officials reported on...