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Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, remove a victim from the rubble of his house on April 8 in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. (Mohamad Abazeed/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

Almost a Month after Trump’s Airstrike, Syria Remains a Barbaric Battlefield

by Jackson Diehl | May 4, 2017 | Opinion

Nearly a month has passed since a sarin gas attack on the Syrian village of Khan Sheikhoun prompted President Trump to bombard a regime airbase with cruise missiles. The good news since then is that there have been no further attacks on civilians using sarin — though...

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Sheikh Abdullah, left, speaks during a meeting with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 2, 2017 in Beijing, China. Getty Images

UAE, China Agree to Complete “Free Trade” with Gulf States

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi- China and the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday they would expand cooperation and work toward a free trade agreement between China and the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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A view shows residential buildings in Riyadh. REUTERS/FAISAL NASSER

Saudi Ministry of Housing to Provide Units to 1.6 Mln Households

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 4, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Housing Majed bin Abdullah bin Hamad al-Hogail has revealed the country’s plan to provide adequate housing products, in terms of quality and price. He hailed the ministry’s coordination with other authorities to provide...

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A boy rides a bike through the rubble Yemen in March 2015 (AFP Photo/MOHAMMED HUWAIS)

Arab Organization: 19 Journalists Killed in Yemen in 2 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2017 | Middle East

Aden-An Arab rights organization said that 19 journalists were killed in Yemen between 2015 and 2016; eight were killed in 2015 and 11 in 2016. The organization added that seven of these journalists were killed in gunfire and rocket attacks by Houthi and Saleh...

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Reviewing Saudi Women’s Status

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 4, 2017 | Opinion

Over the past few years, Saudi women have been active in in their country as they sought to take part and have respected positions, yet at the same time the challenges they are facing continue to rise. Women in Saudi Arabia started facing more closed doors and greater...