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An Egyptian soldier stands guard at a military base north of Suez, Egypt. Amr Nabil, AFP

ISIS Kills Five Soldiers in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – At least five soldiers were killed by gunmen in Egypt’s Sinai, Peninsula, in the latest attack to hit the troubled area of constant battles with extremist organization linked to ISIS. “The armed forces mourn with great sadness and sorrow the five...

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Turkish citizens confront soldiers taking part in the attempted coup on July 15, 2016.

Turkey: First Batch of Militants Involved in Attempted Coup on Trial

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Dozens of officers and soldiers went on trial in Istanbul for their alleged role in the failed military coup in July. Turkish authorities insisted that Fethullah Gulen, who resided in the U.S. since 1999, is the mastermind of the failed coup and they...

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Yemeni forces patrol a main road near Mocha on January 20, 2017. Saleh Al Obeidi / AFP

Operation Golden Spear Liberates Yemen’s Key Port City

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

Aden- National army units officially announced liberating the key port city of Mocha in Yemen’s Taiz Governorate. The whopping advance was a chief target achieved by phase one of the military coalition-backed operation ‘Golden Spear’. Yemeni forces backed by the...

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A military vehicle of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) forces is seen at the site of car bomb attack during a battle with Islamic State militants in Andalus neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraqi Ministry of Defense Close on Liberating Eastern Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Monday the complete liberation of the left bank of Mosul, adding that Prime Minister Haidar Abadi would soon be making a formal announcement. “We completed the total liberation of the left bank of Mosul and this is a...

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Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (Reuters)

Bahraini-Chinese Forum to Support SMEs

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 24, 2017 | Business

Manama – Following its participation in Canton Fair held in China last October, the industrial sector committee of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) headed by the second vice-chairman Abdulhameed Al Kooheji is holding a forum on Wednesday to raise...