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Pro-government tribal fighters in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen on Tuesday, Reuters

Houthi Commander, Top Officials Die in Government-Launched Offensive to Retake Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz- Fierce clashes renewed between Yemen’s national army backed by the popular resistance and coup militias across Taiz. Iran-aligned Houthi militiamen and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh loyalists, forming coup forces fueling the nation’s civil war, have...

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People counter the ‘Freedom of Speech Rally Round II’ outside the Islamic Community Center in Phoenix, Arizona May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Nancy Wiechec

U.S. Hate Crimes Surge against Minorities

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Nov 16, 2016 | World

Washington- While the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for stopping assaults against ethical and religious minorities, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that hate crimes against Muslims increased during 2015 in line with the presidential electoral...

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A German police van stands in front of a house in Berlin November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Die Wahre Religion Extremist Group Banned in Germany

by Majid al-Khateeb | Nov 16, 2016 | World

Cologne– Police launched raids in dozens of states across Germany on Tuesday, targeting about 190 mosques, flats and offices linked to the extremist group Die Wahre Religion (DWR) after the government banned the organization, accusing it of radicalizing youngsters....

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The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani. AP

Iran to Withdraw from Nuclear Deal if U.S. Sanctions are Renewed

by Adel al-Salmi | Nov 16, 2016 | World

London- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Admiral Ali Shamkhani threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Deal if Washington decided to renew sanctions on Tehran. Shamkhani said: “If you extend the sanctions, this will mean kicking away the...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks after returning from the annual United Nations General Assembly, in Tehran September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/TIMAATTENTION

Iran Detains 12 Officials for Infiltrating National Decision-Making Body, Spying

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2016 | World

London- Iranian MP Hussein Ali Haji Degana revealed that at least 12 top officials holding dual citizenship have been arrested in Iran over the last two years. Degana said that those detained have infiltrated into government and procured senior managerial and...