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Clouds are seen over the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India May 25, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Israel Warns on Travel to India, Citing Immediate Threat of Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | World

Israel’s anti-terrorism directorate issued a travel warning for India on Friday, citing an immediate threat of attack to Western and tourist targets, particularly in the south-west of the country. “A particular emphasis should be put on events in the...

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Residents inspect damage from what activists said was a regime staged air strike, Reuters

Regime Air Raids Render Russian-backed Syria Truce Shaky

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

Clashes, shelling and air raids in western Syria tainted a Russian brokered ceasefire that aims to end nearly six years of war and lead to peace talks between rebels and the ruling regime. Syrian regime warplanes carried out nearly 20 raids against rebels in several...

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Men and children displaced by fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants stand inside a truck as they wait to be taken out of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraqi Forces Report Fierce ISIS Resistance in South Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

Iraqi forces battling ISIS hardline militants in southern Mosul reported strong resistance as the second day of a renewed push to take back the city launched. Fighting had been paused for several weeks. Elite forces pushed into Mosul from the east in October but...

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Fate of Foreign Militias in Syria Depends on the Outcome of Political Negotiations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2016 | World

Moscow’s declaration of its intention to reduce the number of Russian troops in Syria yesterday at the same time that a ceasefire agreement was signed has opened the door for early discussions about the fate of foreign militias regardless of whether they fought...

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Morocco’s Istiqlal Party Apologises to Mauritania

by Lahssen Moqana | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

In his quest to limit the repercussions of the crisis that was ignited by his remarks, the Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party Hamid Chabat yesterday officially apologised to the Mauritanian president, government and people in an editorial that he wrote for the...