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A displaced Iraqi family flees from clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

400,000 Trapped in West Mosul, UN Says ‘Worst Is Yet to Come’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

About 600,000 Iraqis remain in the areas of west Mosul held by the ISIS group, including 400,000 who are “trapped” in the Old City under siege-like conditions facing food shortages and growing panic under shelling that could provoke a mass exodus, the...

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A girl carrying a baby inspects damage in a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta in Damascus, Syria January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Syria: 6 Years of an Orphaned Revolt

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Mar 23, 2017 | Opinion

Marine Le Pen, the French extreme right’s presidential candidate, clearly summed up how the West regards the Syrian Revolt, which erupted six years ago. In an interview with Al-Arabiya TV channel, she replied to a question about her view of Bashar al-Assad by saying:...

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CEO of Royal Philips Frans van Houten shows a LED bulb which can be controlled directly from an iOS or Android device, during the presentation of the 2012 full-year results in Amsterdam January 29, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos

Royal Philips CEO: Middle East Is Significant Opportunity to Philips

by Mounir Khatib | Mar 23, 2017 | Business

Dubai- CEO of Royal Philips Frans van Houten expressed his ambition to see the company continue in its “highest performance” through achieving 4%-6% growth in sales, adding that the Middle East represents a significant opportunity to Philips given its strong...

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Turkish police break down a door during a terror raid in Adiyaman (Picture: AP)

Turkey Arrests Lebanese-German Linked to Berlin Ramp Attack

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey arrested three German citizens of Lebanese origins, suspected of having links to the ISIS terrorist Anis al-Amri responsible for the attack on the Christmas market in Berlin last year which killed 12 and injured dozens. Anis Amri was shot dead by...

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Twitter Shuts Down over 600,000 Accounts Linked to ‘Violent Extremism’

by Khaldoun Ghassan Said | Mar 23, 2017 | Media

Jeddah- The famous social media platform ‘Twitter’ has banned at least 636,000 accounts linked to extremism that have been under suspicion since 2015. Over 376,000 accounts were suspended by the social media website in the last six months of 2016 in a bid to crack...