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Moroccan King Mohammed VI: It’s So Good to Be Back Home

by Hatim Betioui | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Addis Ababa – “Africa is my continent, and my home,” Moroccan King Mohammed VI said in his speech on Tuesday at the 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. “It is so good to be back home, after having been away for too long! It is a good day when you can show your...

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Prime Minister Saad Hariri met on Tuesday night at the Grand Serail with a PSP delegation, including Minister Marwan Hamadeh and MP Wael Abou Faour/NNA

Electoral Law Causes Cracks among ‘Allies,’ Jumblat Warns of Coup against Taif

by Youssef Diab | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Optimism witnessed in Lebanon in the past two days on a near agreement on a new electoral law, vanished on Tuesday when leading political forces refused most geographical divisions listed in a draft law mixing the majority and proportional representation...

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Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) fire toward a drone of ISIS militants during clashes in frontline east of Mosul. Reuters

East Mosul Residents Face Uncertain Future after its Liberation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul- When ISIS militants swept into Mosul in 2014, they wandered into Manaf Younes’ billiards hall and declared it un-Islamic, taking away his billiard balls with a stern warning. A hall that was often packed with players until midnight was suddenly abandoned....

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A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter rests with his weapon on a vehicle camouflaged with mud, north of Raqqa city, Syria, November 7, 2016

Diplomatic Sources: No Change in Ankara’s Position towards Syrian Kurds Armament

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Feb 1, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – In reaction to Pentagon’s announcement on Tuesday that it has provided the Syrian Arab Coalition with armored vehicles, Turkish diplomatic sources expressed Ankara’s reservations on the matter, noting that the Turkish authorities had previously informed the...

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Flames rise from Saudi Arabia’s embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. REUTERS

Iran’s Relations with Saudi Arabia Enter Transition Phase

by Amir Taheri | Feb 1, 2017 | Features

London- Are Iran and Saudi Arabia on their way to easing tension in relations? This is the question that the Iranian media have grappled with for several weeks. The contradictory answers lead to a fishtail: Maybe yes, maybe no! “Iran has every interest in reducing...