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Yemeni Army Urges its Soldiers to Adhere to the Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East

For the second day in a row, Houthi militias continue to violate the truce in Taiz by constantly shelling residential neighbourhoods with various types of weapons and attacking sites belonging to the Popular Resistance and the army on various fronts which has led to...

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Libya: 20 ISIS Fighters Killed in New Battles in Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East

Forces of the Libyan Government of National Accord’s Presidential Council announced that they have made important progress in the Al-Imaraat Sittumiah area and have seized control of large areas in the Al-Imaraat area in the coastal city of Sirte from the extremist...

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Iraqi military forces move through the desert away from a plume of noxious smoke resulting from ISIS militants setting fire to sulfur at a factory and oil wells in Qayyara. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISIS Burns Sulfur Stocks near Mosul, U.S. Troops Use Protective Masks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 22, 2016 | Middle East

ISIS militants set ablaze sulfur stocks at a factory south of Mosul, the U.S. military said Saturday. With noxious fumes brought by the wind, U.S. forces at Iraq’s Qayyara West airfield near Mosul were forced to wear protective masks as a precaution, U.S....

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Canada’s Deanne Rose, middle, in action against Guyana in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan. (Pat Sullivan/AP)

Appeal of Women’s Soccer Growing, FIFA Chief Says in Jordan

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 22, 2016 | Sports

The Jordanian cities of Amman, Irbid and Zarqa hosted, from 30 September to 21 October, the 5th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, the biennial international women’s youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the...

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Emirates Airlines aircrafts are seen at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates May 10, 2016.
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IATA Forecasts 7.2 Billion Passengers in 2035

by Fahd Baqmi | Oct 22, 2016 | Business

Jeddah-The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travelers in 2016. “Runways, terminals, security and baggage systems, air traffic control, and a whole raft of other...