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U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton holds an unscheduled news conference to talk about FBI inquiries into her emails after a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Don’t Let the FBI’s E-Mail Surprise Swing the Election

by Eli Lake | Nov 1, 2016 | Opinion

To borrow a phrase from Vermont’s favorite socialist, I too am sick and tired of hearing about Hillary Clinton’s damn e-mails. As we all found out on Friday afternoon, the FBI is reviewing some messages involving a close Clinton aide to see if they...

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Farhana Quayoum (L), Angel Ouza (C) and Rhima Aoun volunteer at a rally encouraging Arab-Americans to register and vote during this Saturday’s democratic presidential caucus, in Dearborn, Michigan February 4, 2004. Arab-Americans across the country have been holding similar registration drives to mobilize political power. – RTXMFJ7

Arabs in West Lost amidst Chaotic Ethnic Classifications

by Najlaa Habriri and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2016 | World

London, Washington-U.S. citizens of Arab roots rarely succeed in specifying their identity on official papers since they only have check boxes entitled “white”, “black” and “other”. Middle Eastern Americans do not get the chance to present themselves in the population...

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Some 21.2 million people in Yemen need some form of humanitarian assistance, and over two million people, including 370,000 children, are suffering from malnutrition, says the UN. (Fawaz Salman/Reuters)

Ould Cheikh Seeks Support of Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

New York, Aden- The U.N. envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said Monday before the U.N. Security Council that both Yemeni sides have rejected his roadmap; presented days earlier. Ould Cheikh stated that he will immediately return to the region to try to clinch a...

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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) take part in an operation against Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Conflicting News on Mosul, Iraqi Officer Confirms: Troops Entered Karama District

by Munaf al Obeidi | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

Kirkuk – Iraqi military officers gave conflicting statements on Monday on the battle of Mosul as one confirmed the Iraqi forces entered the city, while the other denied. Iraqi troops entered the Karama district of the ISIS stronghold of Mosul on Monday, their first...

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A vehicle drives past damaged buildings in the northern Syrian rebel-controlled town of al-Rai, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Opposition Expands Operations West Aleppo, Captivates 160 Members of Hezbollah

by Youssef Diab and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 1, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, London- Opposition forces launched a new battlefront in Aleppo as its military operations to break the regime’s siege expands. Both warring parties are exchanging accusations of using toxic gases. Opposition forces and the Free Syrian Army are in a quest to...