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Republicans in Turmoil on First Day of U.S. Congress in Trump Era

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 3, 2017 | World

The Republican-led U.S. Congress began its first session of the Donald Trump era in turmoil on Tuesday as the House of Representatives backed away from a decision to defang an ethics watchdog after a public outcry, including a dressing-down from the president-elect....

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Residents inspect a site damaged by an airstrike in Hafsarja, in the insurgent stronghold of Idlib province, Syria May 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Air Strikes on Idlib Kill at Least 25

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Air strikes on a building in northern Syria used by an insurgent group had resulted in the killing of at least 25 people and wounded dozens more on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The British-based Observatory said it was unclear whether the...

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King Salman. This file photo shows a plane arriving in Yemen carrying Saudi relief supplies

King Salman Center to Expand and Equip a Yemeni School in Djibouti

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 3, 2017 | Middle East

Yemeni Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of Relief Higher Committee Abdul Raqib Fatah sat down with Djibouti officials on Monday, discussing issues and hardships facing Yemeni refugees. Means of providing facilities for refugees and expanding the...

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Turkish Government Warns Against Praising Terrorist Attacks on Social Media

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 3, 2017 | World

The Turkish government warned social media users against promoting terrorism, praising terrorist acts and their perpetrators or commending them. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus said at a press conference on Monday that he...

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Al-Shabaab Claims Responsibility For Suicide Attacks in Somalia

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 3, 2017 | World

Five people including two suicide bombers were killed and five others were wounded when two car bombs exploded near Mogadishu’s international airport. A car bomb exploded near the main base of the African Union peacekeeping force, AMISOM. The base is the force’s...