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Opinion: Has Obama’s Political Neutralism Come to an End?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 9, 2016 | Opinion

The upcoming US elections are considered unusual by all standards. This is not only because one of the contestants is a boisterous businessman who has nothing to do with political affairs and the second is the first woman to try her luck as a candidate for the...

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Tobias Ellwood, United Kingdom parliamentary Under Secretary of State speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at the United Nations Headquarters. The Security Council met to discuss the situation of The Islamic State group in Iraq. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

British Foreign Office: ‘Worried about Iran Arming Houthis’

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

London- Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Minister for the Middle East and Africa Tobias Ellwood said: “We are worried regarding Iran arming Houthis as we have received reports implying that Iran has transferred arms to Yemen; thus violating U.N. Security Resolution...

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A view shows damage at the scene after an airstrike by U.S. warplanes against Islamic State in Sabratha, Libya, in this February 19, 2016 handout picture. REUTERS/Sabratha municipality media office/Handout via Reuters

Libya: Government Forces Seize Neighborhood in Mid Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- The media bureau of the Operation of “Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous” announced that the forces took over a neighborhood in Sirte and liberated hospitality palaces, previously occupied by ISIS. The bureau said this advancement took place after the government forces had...

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Labor and Social Development Minister Mufrej al-Haqabani. SPA

King Salman Issues Directives to Resolve Cases of Foreign Employees, Maintain Rights

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 9, 2016 | Business, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued directives to resolve cases of some expats who are abused by companies they work for, thus, maintaining their rights and helping them balance their relation with their employers....

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Militants from Derna, photographed shortly after pledging
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ISIS in Libya between U.S., French Attacks

by Khalid Yaymout | Aug 9, 2016 | Features

Rabat-The U.S. strategy to combat terrorism in North Africa has practically been extended with the Pentagon’s announcement on 1st of August that the army has launched its first air strikes over regions under ISIS’ control. But, the scene of the strikes in Libya that...