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Iraqi soldiers fire a rocket toward ISIS militants on the outskirts of the Makhmour south

Iraq’s Abadi Rolls Back Tensions with Turkey, Keeps PMF Gunmen out of Tal Afar

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- In an effort to scale down tensions with neighboring Turkey, Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi confirmed that the controversial Popular Mobilization Forces, a paramilitary Shi’ite militia, will not be partaking in the offensive to free Tal Afar from ISIS...

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Motorists drive along Sheikh Zayed road in Dubai December 25, 2009.- REUTERS/MOSAB OMAR

UAE, Argentina Sign Deal on Double Taxation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2016 | Business

Dubai-The United Arab Emirates and Argentina have signed an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation with the aim of boosting expanding joint economic partnerships, a move that is expected to improve trade between the two countries, which currently stands at 1.08...

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A family eat breakfast outside their hut at a camp for people displaced by the war near Sanaa, Reuters

Iran Owns up to Arming Coup Militias in Yemen

by Jordan Dakamseh and Badr al-Qahtani | Nov 5, 2016 | Middle East

London- New York- Fars News Agency, a “semi-official” news agency of the Government of Iran, reported Houthis fighters bombarding national army positions with Iran-manufactured rocket artillery, despite Iran top officials refuting accusations on directly...

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump arrives for a rally at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN

Trump Makes Last-Minute Attempt to Lure Jewish Voters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2016 | World

Tel Aviv- As part of his efforts to win the votes of Jews, Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged in a message to Israel and its American backers to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state. The letter was sent in a joint...

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Lebanese midfielder Qassem Shamkha, 19, poses for a picture with the Lebanese Youth tournament trophy after winning it with Al-Ahed, on June 11, 2016, at the Saida International Stadium. / AFP / STRINGER

19-Year-Old Footballer Joins Hezbollah Members Killed in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 5, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The death of a young Lebanese footballer while fighting alongside the so-called Hezbollah in Syria was a sign of the depth of the crisis that the party is suffering from. Qassem Shamkha, 19, a footballer in Lebanon’s Premier League, has joined dozens of...