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A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on January 17, 2017 shows Iran’s first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri (R) meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis in Tehran. AFP

Iran Signs 5 Economic Agreements with Syrian Regime

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

London – Five economic agreements were signed on Tuesday between Iran and Syria, during a visit by Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis to Tehran. Khamis announced that the new agreements fell within a large program for mutual cooperation between the two countries,...

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Soldiers taking part in Falak 2 (SPA)

Joint Saudi-Sudan Naval Exercises: Falak 2

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah– Saudi-Sudanese Maritime Exercises “al-Falak 2” continued on Tuesday between Royal Saudi Naval Forces and Sudanese Naval Forces within the framework of carrying out joint drills between the two countries. The Navies started last Thursday their joint...

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Masharipov was captured in a raid by security forces at a house in the residential Esenyurt district of Istanbul. Photograph: AP

‘Istanbul’s Murderer’ Trained in Afghanistan and Fought with ISIS

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish authorities announced on Tuesday that security apparatuses in Istanbul have captured the suspect behind a mass shooting at Istanbul’s Reina nightclub on New Year’s Day which left 39 people dead and 65 injured, including 27 Arabs and foreigners. The...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian news agency Wafa- AFP

Abbas: Moving U.S. Embassy Possible after Demarcation of Borders

by Kafah Zaboun | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that any attempt to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is considered more than a provocation and will therefore lead to a Palestinian-Arab response. Abbas hinted to reverse the recognition of...

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Belgian soldiers and a police officer patrol in central Brussels, November 21, 2015. Photo by Youssef
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Survey: 70% of Belgium’s Muslims Struggling after Brussels Attacks

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 18, 2017 | World

Brussels- A survey conducted by the Belgian newspaper “Lesoir” and the Francophone TV “RTBF” shows that after the Brussels attacks in March 2016, many Belgian Muslim youths have been concerned that they would be accused of having links with extremists and terrorists....