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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) waves during the opening ceremony of the new Suez Canal, in Ismailia, Egypt, August 6, 2015. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt President Defends National Projects, Warns of Skeptics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Egypt President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi defended mega projects carried out by the government, arguing that the skeptics were seeking to undermine the will of Egyptians. During his participation in the first anniversary of the inauguration of an expansion of the...

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Iraqi Shi’ite fighters from the Popular Mobilization units deploy in the city of Baiji, north of Tikrit. AFP

When Militia Turns into Army

by Salman Al-dossary | Aug 7, 2016 | Opinion

Two days after the leakage of an official ministerial order issued by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, which states that the Shiite militia, known as the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces), will officially become part of the Iraqi army and will play a...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Prepares for Battle of Constitution

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 7, 2016 | Features

While the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government launched an overhaul to complete their control over the army, judiciary, intelligence institutions, and are preparing for their battle to achieve constitution’s amendments or a new constitution, that...

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Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden

ISIS Wants Osama bin Laden’s Son One of their Own

by Greg Miller | Aug 7, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul- As Mohammed al-Masri surveyed the cluttered room, his father stepped in behind him. “I asked my father, ‘What are you doing here?’ ” Masri said, recalling an exchange that took place more than 20 years ago in eastern Afghanistan. His father’s response was...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh talks during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Saleh, Houthis Establish Division in Yemen

by Tariq Alhomayed | Aug 7, 2016 | Opinion

On Saturday, Houthis and the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh jointly announced the formation of a supreme council of 10 members to govern Yemen in rotation. Both parties will rotate the position of the president and the vice president. But what does this new...