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A Pakistan Army helicopter flies past a mosque during an operation. Reuters

Islamabad Seeks Return of Chopper Crash Hostages from Afghan Taliban

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2016 | World

Washington, Islamabad-The Pentagon will not pay Pakistan $300 million in military reimbursements after U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter decided not to tell Congress that Pakistan was taking adequate action against the Haqqani network, a U.S. official said....

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Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa speaks during the King Abdullah II World Interfaith Harmony Week prize ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amman April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Egypt’s Former Mufti Survives Attempt on his Life

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Egypt’s former Mufti Dr. Ali Gomaa has survived an attempt on his life, after gunmen opened fire at him in a Cairo suburb on Friday, missing the cleric but wounding a bodyguard and a Mosque labor worker, the interior ministry said. Dr. Gomaa’s office spokesman...

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U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement after attending a National Security Council meeting on the counter-ISIS campaign at the Pentagon in Washington, Dec. 14, 2015. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Obama Vows to Crush ISIS but Warns its Networks would Continue to Operate

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Aug 6, 2016 | World

Washington-U.S. President Barack Obama has made a rare visit to the Pentagon where he held a press conference, vowing to crush ISIS. ISIS is “inevitably going to be defeated,” Obama said. But he predicted that the terrorist networks it spawns are likely to continue...

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Supporters of the Houthi movement take part in a demonstration in Sana’a, Yemen July 28, 2016. REUTERS/KHALED ABDULLAH

Kuwait Talks Freeze, Houthis Move Towards Forming a Government

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 6, 2016 | Middle East

Adan- Houthi rebels announced on Friday their intention to form a government in the capital Sana’a, which has been under their control since late 2014. Houthi media outlets quoted Houthi politburo official Abdulmalak al-Ojari as saying that following the establishment...

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Shahram Amiri received in Tehran’s Airport. AFP

Shahram Amiri’s Strange Escape and Return!

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 6, 2016 | Opinion

The story of Iranian dissident Shahram Amiri is still unclear. Why did he return to Iran from the United States if he really had important secrets that exposed his life to threats? Why did Iranian officials receive him with warm and extensive media coverage at the...