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Chief of Libya’s U.N.-backed government Fayez al-Sarraj

Libya: ISIS’ Use of Families as Human Shields Delayed Liberation of Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo-Forces loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) have announced that the liberation of Sirte was delayed due to the fact that ISIS has been using civilians as human shields. Speaker Aguila Saleh said that foreign interference had complicated the...

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The Apple iPhone7 and AirPods are displayed during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 7, 2016. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach

Apple Unveils iPhone 7 with Remarkable Features

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2016 | Technology

Apple Inc released the next generation of the iPhone at its annual launch event Wednesday in San Francisco- the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. While aesthetically similar to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, the new phone has several big differences, including a...

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks with ‘Today’ show co-anchor Matt Lauer at the NBC Commander-In-Chief Forum held at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum aboard the decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid, New York, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) NYEV120

Trump Praises Putin again, Seeks Massive Military Buildup

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2016 | World

Russian President Vladimir Putin is “far more” of a leader than Barack Obama, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said as he pledged to increase U.S. military spending and demand a plan to beat ISIS if he becomes president. Putin is...

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A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Israeli-Dutch Plan to Provide Gaza with Energy and Water

by Nazir Majli | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The Dutch government will assist Israel in improving the economy of the Gaza Strip by supplying the territory with more electricity and water and building a gas pipeline, political sources in Tel Aviv said. The Israeli-Dutch agreement came during a visit that...

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In this June 19, 2015 file photo, a Syrian refugee child walks at a refugee camp in Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border. Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report released Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016, AP

UNICEF: 50 Million Children have been Displaced

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Sep 8, 2016 | World

New York- Days away from the Summit for Refugees and Migrants on September 19, an international report was published stating that by the end of 2015, the number of uprooted children had touched 50 million. At least 31 million of those children have become refugees and...