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An Iraqi forces M109 self-propelled howitzer fires towards the village of Tall al-Tibah, some 30 kilometres south of Mosul during an operation against ISIS extremists to retake the main hub city.
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Russia Relates Mosul Offensive to its Aleppo Killing of Civilians: ‘A Necessary Evil’

by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 24, 2016 | World

Moscow- Russia had found opportunity in exploiting the recently launched Mosul offensive to draw parallels with the military campaign it launched against Aleppo rebel-held areas. Russian raids in Syria had killed a large number of civilians, receiving international...

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Aramco Denies Bidding for U.S. LyondellBasell Refinery

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 24, 2016 | Business

Dammam – Aramco denied on Sunday the news saying it had bid for the purchase of LynodellBasell refinery in Houston, U.S.A. Aramco issued a statement, of which Asharq Al-Awsat received a copy, saying it didn’t bid. “The company did not bid for the referred...

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ihad Diyab, 43, has found a new home in Montevideo, Uruguay, after his release from Guantanamo. The Washington Post

Former Guantanamo Inmate Jihad Diyab to Leave Uruguay

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 24, 2016 | World

Montevideo-A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, who went on hunger strike in Uruguay to demand relocation to another country, has ended his protest after receiving an offer, his supporters have said. Jihad Diyab, a 45-year old Syrian, was one of a group of six Guantanamo...

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Fayez al-Sarraj speaks at a press conference in Tripoli. Photograph: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images

Sarraj Hints Using Force to End Ghawil’s Tripoli-Based Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East

Fayez Al-Sarraj, Prime Minister of the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) announced a possible meeting between him and the Libyan National Army (LNA) leader General Khalifa Haftar on Sunday. PM Sarraj also promised to terminate the non-constitutional...

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A boy lies on a bed at a hospital where he is receiving treatment for cholera amid confirmation by the UNICEF and the World Health Organization of an outbreak of the epidemic in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

State of Emergency Announced in Yemen to Fight Cholera

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 24, 2016 | Middle East

Aden – The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a total of 644 suspected cases of cholera, including 3 deaths, have been reported in Yemen. 31 cases have been laboratory-confirmed so far. Among the deaths, 2 occurred in Sanaa and 1 death occurred in Aden...