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Bahrain police. (AFP)

Terrorist Cell in Bahrain Planned US Base Attack

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – The US base in Bahrain was among the targets of a terror cell linked to Iran that was plotting attacks against Bahrain’s security and stability. “The terrorist cell was trained to target important figures and high-ranking officials, bomb a...

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Oil tanks seen at the Saudi Aramco headquarters during a media tour at Damam city November 11, 2007. REUTERS/ Ali Jarekji/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Cuts Taxes on Oil Firms

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Mar 28, 2017 | Business, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered a package of reductions on tax regime for oil and hydrocarbon producers operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A royal decree stipulated that the price of income tax on the tax...

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Saudi King Salman arrives in Jordan to attend the Arab League Summit. (SPA)

Arab Summit to Discuss Action Against Iran Interferences

by Thaer Abbas and Sawsan Abou Hussein | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

The Dead Sea, Riyadh, Amman – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud held talks on Monday with Jordanian King Abdullah II at Al-Husseiniyah Palace in Jordan, focusing on ways of strengthening Jordanian-Saudi relations and the latest...

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SDF fighters walk near damaged ground east of Raqqa city, Syria March 26, 2017. (Reuters)

Raqqa Cracks Down on ISIS

by Paula Astih and Michel Abou Najm | Mar 28, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut, Geneva – The Raqqa governorate cracked down on ISIS Monday as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) advanced in the western city of Raqqa after controlling the military airport in Tabqa and currently getting closer to tighten the noose on the main...