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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. (AP)
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US Treasury Designates Al-Anizi as Terrorist
Washington- The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action Tuesday against al-Nusra Front (ANF) and al-Qaeda (AQ) facilitator Muhammad Hadi al-Anizi. Anizi, who is based in Kuwait, was designated as a Specially Designated...Caption:
Sheikh Isa Qassim. (Reuters)
Bahrain Adjourns Isa Qassim’s Verdict to May
Manama – Bahrain’s High Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the announcement of the verdict in the money laundering case against Isa Qassim, a local cleric, and two others to May 7, deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad al-Quraishi said. The Public Prosecution had...Caption:
Pump jacks drill for oil in the Monterey Shale, California, US. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
OPEC’s Report Drops Oil Price
Al-Khobar – Oil prices fell after OPEC’s monthly report stated that Saudi Arabia increased its February output by 263,000 barrels per day to 10 million bpd, but the prices soon rose again after a source explained that the increase was not intended for the...Caption:
A tank of Iraqi rapid response forces fire against Islamic State militants at the Bab al-Tob area in Mosul, Iraq, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Iraqi Forces Capture Mosul’s Iron Bridge, Advance on Grand Mosque
Iraqi forces battling ISIS in Mosul seized control on Wednesday of the Iron Bridge that links the eastern sector with the militant-held Old City and were making a “steady advance” towards the Grand Mosque, federal police said. Federal police and Interior Ministry...Caption:
Syrian academic Dr. Burhan Ghalioun. Reuters
Burhan Ghalioun: Lack of Political Experience Prevented Syrian Regime’s Isolation’
London- Paris-based Syrian academic Dr. Burhan Ghalioun sided with the Syrian revolution at its onset in the spring of 2011. Ghalioun joined the opposition and took over the chairmanship of the Transitional National Council (SNC) that was founded in 2011 at a public...Caption:
Ahwazi activists and human rights groups attend conference on Iranian violations against the Arab Ahwaz region last February in Vienna , Asharq Al-Awsat
Facing Iran Oppression, Ahwazi Activists Warn Rise in Pre-Election Arrests
London- Arab activists have warned of unprecedented rise in arrests made by Tehran forces against activists based in the controversial city of Ahwaz. Arbitrary arrests increased just as the date of presidential and municipal elections scheduled for mid-May neared....Caption:
British PM Theresa May speaks during a press conference at the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty Images)
British PM: Brexit Bill Will be Defining Moment for Our Whole Country
London – British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed on Tuesday the parliament’s backing of the government’s Brexit bill, saying it will be a “defining moment” for the whole country. The PM told MPs: “This will be a defining moment for our whole...Caption:
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, and right-wing populist leader Geert Wilders, get their microphones installed prior to a national televised debate. (AP)
Netherlands Polls Open in Test of Nationalist Sentiment
Dutch people went to polls on Wednesday in elections that will test nationalist sentiment that has been highlighted by a dispute with Turkey that has simmered in recent days. The elections are the first of three this year in the European Union where anti-immigrant...Caption:
A US drone lands at Afghanistan’s Jalalabad Airport where a US C-130 military transport plane crashed in Jalalabad on Oct 2, 2015. AFP