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O’Brien Says around 700,000 Live under Siege in Syria

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

New York- The U.N. Security Council held a session on Thursday on the humanitarian situation in Syria and heard briefings from U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’Brien alongside senior officials from the World Food Program and the World Health Organization....

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World Lives to the Beat of Trump’s Surprises

by Heba al-Qodsi and Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 27, 2017 | World

Washington- U.S. President Donald Trump has shocked the world by a series of executive decisions taken during his first week at the White House, and disturbed international relations and Washington’s allies who are now following his foreign policy on Twitter. On...

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German Police Officers Train Saudi Women Border Guards

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – The German Federal Police (BPOL) organized training for Saudi women working at the General Directorate of Border Guards to promote their skills in inspection and monitoring. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Saudi Directorate of Border Guards said the...

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Israel Takes in 100 Syrian Orphans under U.N. Conditions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Arye Deri have agreed to grant asylum to 100 Syrian orphans and provide them with housing and education hours after deciding to revoke the residency status of 11 Palestinians. Israel will...

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Fatah Al-Sham Besieged, Considered Terrorist by Turkey

by Caroline Akoum and Youssef Diab | Jan 27, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Turkey on Thursday listed Fatah Al-Sham – previously al-Nusra Front – as a terrorist movement, further tightening the noose on the group, which continued fighting with opposition factions in north Syria. Al-Nusra remains almost alone, as many...