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A woman who fled Bazwaia village speaks with a special forces member at their checkpoint, east of Mosul. Reuters

Fighting Intensifies in Mosul’s Alleys, ISIS Responds with Sniper Activity

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Kirkuk-Iraqi security forces renewed clashes with ISIS militants across Mosul streets. The fighting is the first to take place after successfully breaking into the terror group’s stronghold. As the offensive advances, Iraqi forces have locked control over the Kokjla...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Israel Concerned over Rising Russian Military Role in the Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli-Russian relations have witnessed tension because of the growing Russian military existence in Syria and the Mediterranean and the continuous Russian support for the Palestinian cause at the United Nations. Political sources in Tel Aviv said that PM...

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Iraqi Red Crescent employees in Baghdad carry boxes filled with humanitarian aid supplies to be sent to the displaced families from the restive city of Fallujah. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Arab Red Crescent: International Parties ‘Politicizing’ Yemen Aid

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-Diplomatic Advisor to the Organization of Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross, Dr. Fawzi Oussedik, said that the organization was getting ready to receive refugees from the Iraqi city of Mosul, noting that several obstacles were hampering humanitarian assistance in...

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Ex-PM Saad Hariri heads a meeting of the Future bloc in Beirut on Tuesday. NNA

Consultations to Appoint New PM Kick Off, Future Movement and Aoun Support Hariri

by Caroline Akoum | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The Presidential Palace in Baabda will open its doors on Wednesday for the binding parliamentary consultations to appoint a new premier, already settled to be former Prime Minister and head of the Future Movement MP Saad Hariri. While most parties expect the...

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Japanese journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka (R) is seen while covering the battle to drive ISIS from Mosul in Iraq. Reuters

Kurdistan Arrests Japanese Journalist for Ties with ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil–A Japanese freelance journalist covering the fighting in Iraq has been detained in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan Region by Kurdish authorities for suspected links to ISIS. Japan’s Kyodo News agency said that journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka was reporting on the battle to...