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President-elect Donald Trump met with retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly on Nov. 20 at Bedminster Township, N.J. PHOTO: DREW ANGERER/GETTY IMAGES

Trump Picks Gen John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 8, 2016 | World

Washington – President-elect Donald Trump picked General John Kelly to head the Department of Homeland Security, to be the third military general appointed by Trump to a post in his Cabinet. President-elect previously named Lieutenant Gen Michael Flynn to be his...

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Israeli interior Minister Aryeh Deri, pictured on May 19, 2105. AFP

Israel Bans Entry of General Secretary of WCC

by Nazir Majli | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-Associate General Secretary for the World Council of Churches for Public Witness and Diakonia Dr. Isabel Apawo Phiri from Malawi was banned on Monday from entering Israel after landing at Ben-Gurion Airport. The Christian theologian was refused entry in...

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A ship carrying 60 people drowned off Yemen coast while sailing from Hadramout provincial capital, Mukalla, to Socotra Island. Reuters

35 Survivors from Sinking Cargo Ship off Socotra

by Arafat Madabish | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-Yemeni authorities, with the help of Arab Coalition forces, have rescued 35 passengers of a cargo vessel that sank off the island and the search is in progress to find more survivors. A vessel carrying at least 60 people, including women and children, sank off...

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People ride a tricycle as they flee deeper into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 7, 2016. Reuters

Six Western Countries Press on Moscow, Tehran, Damascus to Accept U.N. Plan

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 8, 2016 | Middle East

Washington- The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the U.S.A. have declared readiness to consider additional restrictive measures against supporters of Head of Syrian Regime Bashar al-Assad regarding the situation in Aleppo. The six Western...

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Pakistani soldiers search for victims from the wreckage of the crashed PIA passenger plane Flight PK661 (AFP)

‘No survivors’ after Plane Crash in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 8, 2016 | World

Islamabad – All 47 people on board the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that crashed near Abbottabad on Wednesday were killed, confirmed Pakistani officials. Civil Aviation Authority reported that all passengers were killed, while Army said it had...