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PMF carry weapons during a battle with ISIS in Tal Afar, west of Mosul, Iraq. (Reuters)

Signs of Regional and Local Conflicts in Iraq’s Tal Afar

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad– The Iraqi government has received a message from the US embassy concerning the liberation of Tal Afar, Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported, but Nineveh MP Sajida al-Afandi said the move has political motives aiming to pressure the government to allow the...

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GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani. (KUNA)

GCC: Ongoing Cooperation with Washington ahead of Trump’s Visit

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani said that cooperation and collaboration was maintained with the US administration within the framework of strategic partnership forged between Gulf leaders and former US President Barack...

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Relatives of victims react next to coffins arriving to the Coptic church that was bombed on Sunday in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

ISIS Kills Christian in North Sinai, Dashes Migrants’ Hope in Imminent Return

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- ISIS militants shot dead an Egyptian Christian in North Sinai, local sources and parliamentary deputies said on Sunday – the first attack of its kind after a collective migration of the city’s Christians two months ago. The incident killed hopes of dozens of...

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Saudi deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman attends the opening ceremony of the G20 Leaders Summit in China in 2016. (Reuters)

Ideological War Center: Best Way to Combat Fundamentalism

by Emile Amin | May 8, 2017 | Features

Cairo – A few days ago Saudi Arabia launched the messages of the “Ideological War Center” on social media websites, explaining its purposes in the world’s most common languages. The center that is affiliated with the Saudi Defense Ministry is among the most important...

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People gather at the site of an explosion in a coal mine in Golestan Province, in northern Iran. Tasnim News Agency/via REUTERS Reuters

Golestan Welcomes Rouhani With Stones

by Adel al-Salmi | May 8, 2017 | World

London- The promises of outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani were met on Sunday with stones, thrown by angry workers on his convoy while he was visiting the northern province of Golestan where a coal mine collapsed last Wednesday. From the city of Urmia, hours...