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File photo of Iraqi soldiers firing a rocket toward ISIS militants on the outskirt of the Makhmour south of Mosul, Iraq, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Iraqi Forces in New Mosul Push after Two Weeks of Small Advances

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | Middle East

Iraqi forces said they launched new assaults in Mosul’s Old City on Monday after more than two weeks of only minor advances. Iraqi forces have discussed new tactics, which a United States military official said might include opening a second front and trying to...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at Monday’s AIPAC conference, said his planned speech to Congress on Tuesday is part of a “moral obligation” to try to avert the “dangers” of a potential Iran-U.S. nuclear deal. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters , March 2, 2015

Netanyahu Vows to Work with Trump on Palestine Peace Efforts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was committed to working with United States President Donald Trump to advance peace efforts with the Palestinians. Netanyahu made the pledge in a speech to AIPAC, the largest US pro-Israel lobbying group....

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques arrives in Amman on a visit to Jordan and to head the Kingdom’s delegation to the Arab Summit (SPA)

King Salman Arrives in Jordan for Arab Summit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Amman on Monday, reported the Saudi state news agency SPA. King Salman will be heading the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the Arab Summit. The King was received at the airport by...

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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, State Minister-President and top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party reacts after the Saarland state elections in Saarbruecken, Germany, March 26, 2017. (Reuters)

Merkel’s Saarland Vote Victory Boosts National Campaign Prospects

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland on Sunday, in a surprise state poll triumph, as the hype around her main rival fizzled on its first test in a “super election year”. With just...

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Photo caption: U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) and Jordanian King Abdullah at the Pentagon in Washington in January. (Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

Jordan’s King to Meet with Trump following the Arab Summit

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Mar 27, 2017 | World

Dead Sea (Jordan) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who will preside over the Arab League Council meeting at the summit level on Wednesday, will travel to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump, a senior Jordanian official said on Sunday. Government...