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Opinion: Will Turkey Boycott the West?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 20, 2016 | Opinion

The number of Gulf Arab tourists who visit Turkey does not exceed more than 200,000 a year, while the number of Russian and Iranian tourists is 4 million and 1.5 million respectively per year. These figures can help us understand relations between the states and what...

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Yemen government forces close to Sanaa

Legitimacy Forces Neutralize 13 Prominent Insurgency Leaderships

by Said Al-Abyad | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Pro-legitimacy forces fighting for Yemen’s freedom had reportedly taken down over 13 militia leaders, among which were commanders loyal to the military camp supporting ousted former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Another seven Houthi leaders were also...

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Unprecedented Increase in Temperature in Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection reported Tuesday that temperature is expected to reach 42 to 45C during the day in central and east of Saudi Arabia and could exceed 50C in west of al-Khafji. The General Authority for...

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A Shi’ite fighter from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Reuters

Iraqi Militia Foils Terrorist Imminent Operation with Missiles on Baghdad

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Baghdad still did not wake from its shock following the Kurdish genocide, which led to the death of hundreds of innocent people in July. Amidst this shock, Saraya al-Salam militia announced foiling the operation that Safaa al-Tamimi, who is a commander in...

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Cairo – World famous rock band Queen said it objects on Donald Trump using their music without even asking for permission.

The candidate had used their famous song “We Are the Champions” at the Republic Convention during the moment he stepped on stage.

Queen tweeted on their official account they were unhappy about Trump’s use of the song on Tuesday: “An unauthorized use at the Republican Convention against our wishes.”

Trump had used Queen’s music before to which the band repeatedly asked him not to. In addition, during last month, Queen guitarist Brian May wrote a blog post protesting the use of the song by the Trump campaign.

Other musicians, including the Rolling Stones, REM, Neil Young and Adele also have asked Trump to stop using their songs.

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Queen: We Didn’t Authorize Trump to Use Our Music

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | World

Cairo – World famous rock band Queen said it objects on Donald Trump using their music without even asking for permission. The candidate had used their famous song “We Are the Champions” at the Republic Convention during the moment he stepped on stage. Queen tweeted...