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Chief opposition negotiator Mohammad Alloush (right) of the Jaish al-Islam (Army of Islam) attends the Astana talks- AFP

Syrian Regime Fails ‘Silent Skies’ Ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Syrian regime’s air campaign against rebel-held areas continues even though a ceasefire has been brokered between a Syrian rebel group Jaysh al-Islam and regime-backing Russian diplomats. “The ceasefire should have went into implementation as of yesterday...

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Boys gather near a building damaged by a US drone air strike targeting suspected al-Qaeda militants in Azan in the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa on Feb 3. Reuters

US Drones Target Yemen’s al-Qaeda for Fourth Consecutive Day

by Asharq Al-Awsat, Badre el-Qahtani, Faissal al-Saedi | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

London, Taiz- US drones have carried out air strikes targeting al-Qaeda sites and gatherings of the fifth consecutive night at the Arabian Peninsula, known as AQAP, according to security and medical sources. Suspected AQAP gunmen meanwhile killed five soldiers at a...

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A Saudi man walks past the logo of Vision 2030 after a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 7, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Arabia and the Asian Rumbling

by Ghassan Charbel | Mar 6, 2017 | Opinion

In Jakarta as in Kuala Lumpur, the visiting journalist can easily hear the deep Asian rumbling which signifies nations are eager to reserve themselves a place in the future and unwilling to abandon to the fate of the marginalized in the global village. We are talking...

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Bahraini Minister of Justice Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al-Khalifa (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Bahrain: Militiamen Will be Tried in Military Courts

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Manama- Individuals involved in terror acts and militias supported and funded by foreign forces will be tried before military courts in the Gulf state Bahrain, national top officials disclosed. According to Bahrain’s state-owned news agency BNA, Justice Minister...

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun and LF chief Samir Geagea. (AFP)

Lebanon: Disputes Shake LF-FPM Alliance, but Don’t Break it

by Youssef Diab | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – The main issues that produced the alliance between the Lebanese Forces and Free Patriotic Movement have not changed in the year since the two sides signed their “Declaration of Intent,” but their stances on internal and regional affairs have shown the...