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Afghan policemen walk after a suicide car bomb attack on a government security building in Kabul, Afghanistan April 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Pentagon: U.S. Forces Fail to Rescue Hostages in Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | World

Washington-U.S. forces in Afghanistan in August attempted to rescue two hostages, the Pentagon said, as U.S. media reported the captives were two American University of Afghanistan professors. “President Obama authorized U.S. forces to conduct a mission in...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Vientiane, Laos July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Geneva Waiting on Kerry-Lavrov Consensus

by Nazeer Rida, Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva- All eyes late on Friday evening were still turned towards Geneva awaiting the concluding statement of the meeting bringing together U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The two diplomats have been trying to land...

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Bahrain Launches Boards Missioned with Preserving Public Order

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Manama- The Gulf island nation of Bahrain has announced the official formation of security committees that will be responsible for backing the country’s security body. The committees are assigned to study security cases in the governorates, coordinate related matters...

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Women sit on steps of Noor Mountain, on the outskirts of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Smart Apps Facilitate Hajj

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Sep 10, 2016 | Business

Makkah- Millions of pilgrims are showing interest in using the modern communication means and smart applications; smartphone stores are now providing a variety of applications related to Hajj that focus on how to perform this ritual in a correct and easy manner....

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Yemen Insurgents Cornered by Security Council over Unilateral Actions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz, New York-The United Nations Security Council has stressed to all parties involved in the Yemen conflict that any new political arrangements should be the result of an agreement following negotiations under U.N. auspices, and not the result of unilateral actions...