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IMF in Political Bind over New Greek Bailout

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2016 | Business

Washington-The International Monetary Fund is again the target of accusations of being under Europe’s control ever since the IMF participated in the first Greek bailout in 2010. Pressures aim at forcing the IMF to participate in the plan that was approved by the...

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani uses a walkie-talkie at the frontline during offensive operations against Islamic State militants in the town of Tal Ksaiba in Salahuddin province, March 8, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

IRGC Commander Reaches Mosul Borders to Examine Military Field

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2016 | World

Baghdad, Dialah- An Iraqi parliamentarian has revealed that Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) Commander Qassem Soleimani reached Nineveh Governorate’s border to be briefed about the conditions there and the possibility of starting a battle to liberate Mosul....

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Airstrikes against civilians in Aleppo (Photo: AFP)

Battles Intensify in Aleppo, Regime Brings in 5,000 Fighters Including Iranians

by Youssef Diab and Mohammed al-Khatib | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

Aleppo, Beirut – Free Syrian Army’s Aleppo Operations Room announced the third stage of the military operations to break siege of Aleppo. The opposition destroyed a tunnel used by the regime forces in Ramusa neighborhood after which heavy clashes began. The opposition...

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Abdu Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, the president of Yemen. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

International Support to Yemen’s Legitimate Government

by SAID AL-ABYAD JORDAN DAkAMSEH | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah – New York – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that his decision to remove the Arab coalition from the blacklist annexed to a U.N. children and armed conflict report was based on a long careful study. He added that he discussed this...

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A passenger waits as Brazilian Air force soldiers patrol the Tom Jobim International airport ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 19, 2016. Reuters

ISIS Eyes Rio’s Olympics

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 3, 2016 | World

Washington-The U.S. State Department confirmed on Tuesday that it has been providing security and intelligence assistance to the Brazilian government to help it confront any threat to the Olympic Games that are set to open in Rio de Janeiro this week. The revelation...