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Iraqis, Syrians between ISIS and the Scourge of Emigration

by Scott Anderson | Aug 23, 2016 | Features

At the beginning of June 2015, his one-year tour of duty with ISIS drawing to a close, Wakaz reappraised his life. Since completing his training at the ISIS compound near Mosul the previous summer, he had spent some six months back in his hometown, Dawr — his main...

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A Yemeni boy stands in front of a damaged house in the village of Bani Matar, 70 kilometers (43 miles) West of Sanaa, on April 4, 2015, a day after it was reportedly hit by an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition against Shiite Huthi rebel positions. A Saudi-led coalition pounded rebels in southern Yemen and dropped more arms to loyalist fighters as the UN Security Council prepared to discuss calls for “humanitarian pauses” in the air war. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images)

British Ambassador to Yemen Blames Houthis for Spread of Violence

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 23, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh – British Ambassador to Yemen Edmund Brown said that Houthi rebels have failed to commit to Security Council resolutions and used force to achieve their goals. During an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Monday, Brown expressed his country’s concern...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs cabinet session/ SPA

After Boycotting Sana’a Bank, a Move to Establish Similar Central Bank

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Jeddah, Aden- A Yemeni financial official told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday that the Yemeni government plans to form a central bank parallel to the one in the capital, at a time when three liberated Yemeni provinces had already started boycotting the Central Bank in...

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President of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region speaks in Erbil on January 11, 2015 (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Barzani to Visit Turkey Today, Biden Tomorrow

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara – President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, will fly to Ankara on Tuesday and meet Turkish politicians. Barzani will meet Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Binali Yildrim, and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusolgu, According to...

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Islamic World Misuses Term of “Fundamentalism”

by Emile Amin | Aug 23, 2016 | Features

Cases linked to religious fundamentalism were among the most important cases that blew up in the end of the twentieth century and created ideological confrontations that have turned into violence. However, in the Arabic language, the word “Fundamental” means the basic...