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Resident Killed, Seven Injured in Cross-Border Shelling of Saudi Shopping Center

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 22, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- A Yemeni resident was killed and seven others injured by a cross-border shelling staged by Yemeni coup militias. The projectile hit a shopping center in Najran city, Saudi Arabia. The unwarranted fire was reportedly carried out by Iran-aligned Houthi militants...

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Fires Destroy Forests in the Latakia Countryside

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2016 | Middle East

A massive fire has destroyed hundreds of kilometres of agricultural land and forests in the countryside of Al-Qardaha in the Latakia countryside which is a stronghold of the Assad regime. This has forced the population of more than five villages to flee to other areas...

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Ceasefire in Yemen is Not Extended Due to 726 Rebel Violations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni army’s forces yesterday announced a large-scale military operation on various fronts in order to liberate areas that are under the control of Houthi militias and those loyal to the ousted president Saleh. The announcement was made after a ceasefire that...

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Trump as President isn’t Good News for Bashar Al-Assad

by Amir Taheri | Nov 22, 2016 | Features

When he assumes the US presidency in a few weeks’ time, one of the first files that the President-elect Donald Trump will find in his foreign policy in-tray will be the continued tragedy in Syria. Speculation is already rife on what he might do. Some analysts believe...

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

At Least 1,000 Iranian Soldiers Died on Syrian Battlefields

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 22, 2016 | Middle East

At least 1,000 Iranian soldiers deployed to Syria have been reportedly killed, an Iranian official said, underlining Tehran’s increasing presence on front lines of the Syrian conflict. Iran has been sending countless troops to back authoritarian Bashar al-Assad...