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Regime Forces, Iranian Militias Mobilize in Syrian ‘South Triangle’

by Youssef Diab | May 31, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut-The Syrian regime has called for reinforcements from its forces and an Iranian militia to the axes of the “Triangle of Death” that links Daraa to Quneitra and Damascus in preparation for a broad attack on areas under control of the opposition, trying to regain...

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Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs in Saudi Arabia Dr. Tawfiq al-Sudairy. Photo by Khaled al-Khamis

Saudi Arabia: Blacklisting Terror Groups Raises Social Awareness on their Dangers

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | May 31, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Deputy Minister of Islamic Affairs in Saudi Arabia Dr. Tawfiq al-Sudairy confirmed that the kingdom’s strict intolerance and criminalization of terrorist organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood, played a great part in raising community awareness. ...

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A boy with an umbrella hat walks in an old quarter of Yemen’s capital Sana’a. Reuters photo

Yemeni Minister: $88 Billion in Possible Resources to Rebuild the Country

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | May 31, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh– Yemeni Industry and Trade Minister Mohamed al-Maitami said that the public sector was a major part in Yemen’s recovery and reconstruction program, noting that possible resources of a value of $88 billion have been dedicated to this sector to assume a key role...

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Damage and destruction at the Kabul bombing site. AFP photo

Hundreds of Casualties in Massive Kabul Blast

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 31, 2017 | World

A powerful bomb exploded in the morning rush hour in the Afghan capital’s diplomatic quarter on Wednesday, killing and wounding hundreds of people. The explosion, one of the deadliest in Kabul and coming at the start of the holy month of Ramadan, occurred close to the...

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Fadwa Barghouti in front of a picture of her husband, Marwan Barghouti, at a news conference in Ramallah, West Bank, earlier this month. Credit Nasser Nasser/Associated Press

Barghouti: Battle for Recognizing Palestinian Inmates as War Prisoners is Shaping Up  

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails Marwan al-Barghouthi has vowed that the recently ended hunger strike was a “turning point” in the Palestinian prisoners’ relationship with Israeli prison officials. The Fatah leader, in a statement he issued on Tuesday,...