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Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a rocket at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya.

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Libyan Citizens Fall back on Coal, Wood for Warmth in Tripoli

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

Tripoli- Libya faces today a grand-scale power shortage, as its capital Tripoli drowns in darkness, many citizens resort to primitive ways for heat, light and daily activities. Charcoal and wood have been used to compensate for the 77 percent deficiency that the...

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A Moroccan policeman stands guard at the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation office in Sale. Reuters

Morocco Arrests Pro-ISIS Cell for Plotting Attacks

by Latifa Al-Arosni | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat- Moroccan authorities said on Friday that the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation succeeded in thwarting a terrorist attack by ISIS, leading to the arrest of a seven-member terrorist cell. The group had ties with commanders of ISIS in Syria, Iraq and Libya...

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President Aoun met on Friday with the Ambassador of South Africa to Lebanon, Sean Edward Benfeldt/ NNA

Hezbollah and Amal Extend Shi’ite Council Term, Opposition Figures Ask Aoun to Act

by Caroline Akoum | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Amal Movement that is headed by Speaker Nabih Berri and its ally “Hezbollah” succeeded lately in pushing for the adoption of a draft law that extends the term of Lebanon’s Higher Shi’ite Islamic Council. The law stipulates the extension of the terms of...

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini prepares
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Roadmap for Stability in the Mediterranean

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 28, 2017 | World

Barcelona- Amid remarkable concerns on the survival of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the meeting of the union’s ministers of foreign affairs or their representatives in Barcelona came to adopt a roadmap for the sake of the region. The roadmap stressed three...

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A public sector employee waits to receive his salary at a post office in Sana’a, Yemen January 25, 2017. Picture taken January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

International Report on Saleh Son’s Involvement in Illegal Financial Transfers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 28, 2017 | Middle East

New York – The U.N. Security Council is studying an international report on the possible involvement of the youngest son of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in illegal financial transfers, diplomatic sources said in New York. The report shows...