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In this photo taken on late Tuesday, April 4, 2017 and made available Wednesday, April 5, Turkish medics check a victim of alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syrian city of Idlib, at a local hospital in Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey. AP photo

Israeli Generals Call for Destruction of Planes Used in Syria Chemical Attack

by Nazir Majli | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Several Israeli officials have considered the chemical attack in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province a direct security threat to Israel and not just the Syrian people. The officials urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to take action...

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US President Donald Trump while hosting a business climate meeting in Washington on April 4, 2017. (Reuters)

ISIS ‘Tests’ Trump, Threatens US in New Voice Recording

by Waleed Abdul Rahman and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2017 | World

London, Cairo – The ISIS militant group released on Tuesday night a voice recording by its spokesman in which it threatened Donald Trump in what experts said was a test to the new US president and an attempt to create media speculation as the extremists lose ground in...

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Internally displaced Syrian people who fled Raqqa city get out of a truck at a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Rodi Said

Brussels Conference on Syria Pledges $11 Billion in Aid

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East

Brussels, London – The Brussels Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the region concluded on Wednesday, with international pledges that are expected to surpass $11 billion in aid. The two-day conference was held under the auspices of the United Nations,...

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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz received the Yemeni tribal leaders in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (SPA)

Deputy Crown Prince: KSA Regards Yemen as Strategic Depth of Arab Nation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 6, 2017 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- “The kingdom regards Yemen as the strategic depth of the Arab nation. Yemen is the depth of the Arabs. It is the basis of the Arabs. It is the origin of the Arabs. All our roots and races are ultimately in Yemen,” said Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed...

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Children search for belongings among the rubble in Hodeidah. (Reuters)

Arab Coalition: We Realize Severity of Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen’s Insurgent-Held Areas

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

Riyadh – The Arab Coalition announced on Wednesday that it is exerting all possible efforts to ensure that food and medicine aid is reaching the Yemeni people. It said in a statement that it is “aware of the gravity of the humanitarian situation in the regions that...