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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Reuters

Iraqi-Turkish Tension on Bashiqa Camp Rises

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara-Three days after the Turkish PM’s visit to Baghdad and the conclusion of a deal on Iraq’s request for the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Bashiqa camp, tension between the two sides flared on Tuesday . Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said relations with...

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In this undated photo released by Official Twitter Account of the UAE Embassy in Kabul and made available Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, UAE Ambassador Juma Mohammed Abdullah al-Kaab, center, stands next to Nasrin Oryakhil, left, Afghanistan’s minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled, during an official ceremony of the Foundation for Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan orphanage in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

5 UAE Officials Killed in Afghan Blast, Ambassador Injured

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2017 | World

Five UAE officials were among 56 people killed in a string of bombings across Afghan cities, authorities said Wednesday. One of the attacks wounded the UAE ambassador to Afghanistan. The UAE’s state-run WAM news agency identified the Emirati dead as Mohammed Ali...

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A general view shows a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York April 16, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Egypt’s ISIS Claims Al-Arish Attack as Security Council Condemns it

by Mohammed Shaaban | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- ISIS’ Egyptian branch, Sinai Province, said Tuesday that it was behind two terrorist attacks in the Sinai Peninsula, claiming its members killed 25 policemen despite confirmations by the Egyptian authorities that only eight people died in the assault. ISIS’...

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Turkish lawmakers attend a debate at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, May 20, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish Parliament Discusses Constitutional Amendments amid Opposition

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara-The Turkish Parliament has kicked off discussions on the constitutional amendments proposed by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) supported by the Nationalist Movement Party. The proposed amendments include replacing the current Parliamentary system with a...

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British Prime Minister Theresa May. AFP

May Warns from Division amid Sterling Fall against U.S. Dollar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2017 | World

London- British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on politicians to improve their behaviors toward equality, migration, and globalization, warning they may lose control against the policy of division. Six months after her appointment as Prime Minister following...