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The Kurdistan flag waved by protesters in Irbil. (AFP)

Sadr Delegation Holds Talks with Kurdistan Leadership

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – A delegation from the Iraq’s Sadr Movement kicked off on Saturday an official visit to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Headed by Ahmed al-Sadr, son of the movement’s leader Moqtada, the delegation was welcomed in Irbil by President Masoud al-Barzani. The...

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In this photo released by Qatar News Agency, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, right, receives a released Qatari hostage at the Doha airport in Doha, Qatar. (Qatar News Agency via AP)

Qatar Receives International Congratulations on Hostages Safe Return

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East

Doha – The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, received a number of calls from Arab states leaders congratulating the Qatari leadership for the safe return of the kidnapped citizens previously held hostage in Iraq. The families of the freed abductees...

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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....