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Qaeda Militants Attack Yemen Gas Export Pipeline

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Terror militants affiliated with al Qaeda blew up Yemen’s only gas export pipeline on Monday, local officials said, in a further blow to a moribund but vital piece of infrastructure for an impoverished country battered by 20 months of war. The explosion occurred...

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An Iraqi man who fled with his family the fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants, walks next to his tractor and belongings as he waits to cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in an open field in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.

Mosul Areas Shelled as Iraq Steps up Fight against ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Internationally-backed Iraqi forces have begun shelling parts of west Mosul. The offensive has been reported by local residents. Preparative attacks are carried out for opening up a new front against hardline militant group ISIS, seven weeks into a difficult campaign...

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An Iraqi air force helicopter fires missiles during a battle with ISIS militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

ISIS Spokesman Threatens Turkish Embassies Worldwide, Urges Supporters not to Flee Tal Afar

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 5, 2016 | Middle East

Terror group ISIS’ newly appointed spokesman made wild threats on Monday promising attacks against Turkish embassies around the world. The spokesman also urged hardline militants in the flashpoint Iraqi town of Tal Afar near Mosul not to flee as the group fights...

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Saudi Arabia’s minister of energy Khalid A Al-Falih arrives for the 169th meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, at OPEC headquarters in Vienna, on June 2, 2016.(Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)

OPEC Deal: From Failure to Success

by Wael Mahdi | Dec 5, 2016 | Business

Vienna – OPEC officials began to arrive at the organization’s headquarters in Vienna around 10 in the morning for the High Level Committee meeting to discuss means to implement the deal reached in Algeria. On Monday November 28 discussions heated up between the...

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Clothing donated for an expected influx of Syrian refugees is sorted by volunteers for size and gender at a theatre rehearsal space in Toronto November 24, 2015. REUTERS/Chris Helgren

In Canada, Syrian Refugees Cope with Day-to-Day Life

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

Laval, Canada- Despite being welcomed with open arms, with some even having received coats from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau himself — Syrian refugees who had arrived in Canada now face their share of difficulties. Fahed Fattouh, 50-year-old, came with his wife...