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Chadian President Idriss Deby addresses a news conference at the close of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 31, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Chad in the Eye of the Storm

by Sheikh Mohammed Horma | Aug 13, 2016 | Features

N’Djamena-After decades of civil wars, armed rebellions and divisions between the Christian south and the Muslim north, Chad began to witness several years ago a cautious stability after General Idriss Deby toppled president Hissen Habre. But despite the...

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ISIS militants stand guard at a checkpoint in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

ISIS’s Children…Mosul Facing more Troubles after Liberation

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 13, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-Nineveh’s Governor Nofal al-Akoub is facing a wide political and popular outraged campaign due to his statements that were considered offensive for Mosul’s women. Al-Akoub stated that “sexual jihad” in Mosul, which was occupied by ISIS, led to the birth of...

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Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh pauses during an interview with Reuters in Sanaa, May 21, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Saleh Threatens to Kill Yemeni Lawmakers if Quorum is Not Met

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Aug 13, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah- Aden- Several lawmakers have been exhausting all efforts in order to escape Sana’a, parliamentary sources told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper. The representatives had been threatened with death should they not attend the parliamentary session scheduled for Saturday...

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Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces in rural area of Manbij in Aleppo governorate on May 31, 2016 (Rodi Said, Reuters)

2 Months of Battles Clear Out ISIS in Manbij, 2,000 Civilians Made Human Shields

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 13, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut- Kurdish and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have successfully seized full control over Manbij, ejecting all ISIS remnants. The Syrian city had been under the hardline group’s dominance since 2014. Post becoming ISIS-free, the main arms supply...

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Iraqi soldiers stationed on the outskirts of Mosul. AFP

With ISIS on the Run, New Wars could Erupt in Iraq

by Liz Sly | Aug 13, 2016 | Middle East

Tuz Khurmatu-The front line south of this bleak and dusty town looks much as it did two years ago, when ISIS was the enemy and controlled a village less than a mile away. Now, however, the Kurdish peshmerga fighters holed up behind sandbags and barbed wire are peering...