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Hamas Source: Prisoners Swap Deal with Israel Suspended

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – A source from Hamas movement said that prisoners’ swap deal with Israel is currently suspended due to the lack of interaction from the Israeli part regarding Hamas conditions. “The file is pending now — our conditions are clear and did not...

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Google, Facebook Team Up with French Media over ‘Fake News’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Feb 6, 2017 | Media

Social media companies Facebook and Google are teaming up with a group of French journalists to fight propaganda and misinformation online, mirroring similar efforts already underway in the United States and Germany. Facebook said it would collaborate with leading...

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Yemen Journalist Mohammed Alabsi

Demands for a Transparent Investigation in Poison Death of Yemeni Journalist

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Yemeni journalist Mohammed Alabsi’s death has been witnessing growing interest among each of the Yemeni journalists’ union, rights groups, and family members who demand an inquiry into the mysterious death of a top investigative journalist after an...

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Chief of General Staff: Operations in Yemen not Affected by Attack on Saudi Frigate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Abdulrahman Al-Bunyan, chief of the General Staff of Saudi Arabia, said that the attack on the Saudi Frigate will not prevent the coalition forces from continuing their military operations, until they achieve their key target of helping the Yemeni people and...

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AQAP leader Qasim al-Raymi. Getty Images

Yemen’s Qaeda: Arwa, Anas Baghdadi Killed in Baida Operation

by Mounir Al-Mawri | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch swore revenge after a U.S. raid on a compound last month killed several terrorists and some civilians. Qasim al-Raymi, head of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), accused the U.S. of killing civilians in the Jan....