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SUPREME LEADER: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown at a 2009 clerical gathering, oversees an organization called Setad that has assets estimated at about $95 billion. REUTERS/Khamenei.ir/Handout

Khamenei: If not in Syria, Iran Had to Fight Enemy on Its Soil

by Adel al-Salmi | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

London – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reiterated his defense for the military interference in Syria saying it was to keep enemies off the Iranian soil. Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ali Khamenei received families of seven the commandos members killed...

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UN Considers Depriving People in Damascus of Water a War Crime

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

More than 5.5 million people have minimal access to water supplies in Damascus because of the ongoing battles between the Syrian regime and the opposition. The UN has described this disruption to water supplies as a “war crime”. During a press conference in Geneva,...

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Brain MRIs, Reuters

Cardiovascular Diseases Inflict Brain Health Damage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Health

Cambridge, Massachusetts- Aging can affect brain efficiency as well as the rest of the human body.The drawback being directly relative to natural aging, could hinder cognitive processing, memory retention becomes weaker in time with the increased chances of...

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Civilians fix damaged water pipes in the rebel held al-Ghariyah al-Gharbiyah town, in Deraa province, Syria February 28, 2016. © Alaa Al-Faqir / Reuters

Syria Truce Enters Critical Phase, Opposition Urges Security Council Intervention

by Paula Astih | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Syria’s week-old ceasefire has officially entered a shaky phase after violations expanded their target range beyond the northern Rif Dimashq Governorate reaching east of rural Aleppo. Syrian opposition forces have urged the United Nations’ Security Council and...

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President Aoun with families of the kidnapped soldiers (NNA)

Lebanese President to Discuss kidnapped Soldiers During His Arab Tour

by Paula Astih | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – President Michel Aoun will discuss the “mysterious file” of the nine kidnapped Lebanese soldiers during his Arab tour which is expected to begin next week. The president’s tour will include: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt where he will request assistance to...