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US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles taxi the runway after landing at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, November 12, 2015. (Reuters)

Baghdadi’s Kin Killed, ISIS-Assigned Euphrates Governor Arrested in Eastern Syria

by Youssef Diab | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – Two military landing operations took place in eastern Syria, the same region where Washington announced the arrest of a close associate of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on April 6, Iraqi military and Syrian local sources confirmed. After the raid,...

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Marine Le Pen, French National Front party leader and candidate for French 2017 presidential election, visits the Salon des Entrepreneurs in Paris. (Reuters)

Marine Le Pen… Extremism Knocking on France’s Door

by Salman Al-dossary | Apr 23, 2017 | Opinion

While French voters head to the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, the duet of extremism and counter-extremism has thrown its shadow on the country. The terrorist attacks claimed by ISIS have struck fear among the French people. Terrorist groups are the...

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Carter Page speaks at the graduation ceremony for the New Economic School in Moscow in July. (AP)

Former Trump Aide Questions Russia Spy Claims

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2017 | World

Washington – Russian agents tried to infiltrate the electoral campaign of Donald Trump through his advisors, revealed US media. CNN reported that agents tried to use Trump’s former foreign policy advisor Carter Page in order to influence the US presidential elections....

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz review troops before a meeting in Cairo on April 7, 2016 (AFP)

Riyadh- Cairo: Strong Ties for Regional Balance

by Fath al-Rahman Youssef and Sawsan Abou Hussein | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East, Uncategorized

Riyadh, Cairo – A Saudi-Egyptian summit aimed at tackling regional and international issues, as well as bolstering political, economic and security cooperation, is scheduled to be held in Riyadh on Sunday. The two sides are keen on the stability and security of the...

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Morocco’s King Mohammed VI ordered restoring ties with Cuba. (AFP)

Morocco, Cuba Resume Diplomatic Ties after 37 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East

Rabat – Morocco and Cuba have restored their diplomatic relations after 37 years, announced the Moroccan news agency. It said that the two countries’ permanent representatives at the United Nations signed an agreement in New York to resume the ties that were severed...