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A refugee from South Sudan drinks water at a well during celebrations to mark World Refugee Day at the Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana District, northwest of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, June 20, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

South Sudan: Conflict Parties Differ in Opinion over Deploying Regional Force to Protect Juba

by Mustafa Sirri | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

London-The political conflict among main parties in the rule about regional forces has aggravated. Each party is adhering to its stance in which the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement announced disapproval of any regional force entrance to the country....

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Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump greets his wife Melania on stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young

Striking Similarities between Melania Trump Speech and Michelle Obama’s from 2008

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Monday had a section extremely similar to that delivered by Michelle Obama at the Democratic convention in 2008, a dreadful error which may have occurred by Melania’s team of speech writers....

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The headquarters of Bahrain’s main opposition party Al Wefaq is seen in this photo taken in Bilad Al Qadeem, west of Manama, on October 28, 2014. REUTERS/HAMAD I MOHAMMED

Bahrain: Using “Targeted” Term is “Political Sectarian Exploitation”

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

Manama–Bahraini Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs said that the “targeted” sectarian slogan is used for political exploitation by some in Bahrain. The ministry said that whoever broke the law doesn’t want the best for Bahrain. The ministry added that the legal...

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Turkish soldiers involved in a coup attempt raise their hands in surrender Saturday on the bridge that crosses Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait. Turkey’s government reestablished control Saturday and declared the coup a failure. More than 250 were killed and more, Getty

Over Time Recorded Changes in Turkish Army Callings

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 19, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- When discussing military coups in Turkey, especially with its most recent startling turn of events, last Friday, it is imperative to take into consideration the creed valued and objectives held by the Turkish national army and the changes they have undergone....

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Cameramen film at the scene where a man was shot dead by the police after attacking passengers on a train with an axe near the city of Wuerzburg, Germany July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

ISIS Flag Found in Room of German Train Attacker

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 19, 2016 | World

A hand-drawn ISIS flag was found in the room of the Afghan refugee who attacked passengers on a train in southern Germany, a senior state official said on Tuesday. The 17-year-old armed with an ax and a knife attacked passengers aboard a regional train in southern...