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Fred Hof, a senior U.S. State Department official who works on Syria (Reuters)

Obama’s Former Advisor: Clinton Will Push for Syrian Civilians’ Protection If Elected

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 29, 2016 | Interviews

Washington – Ambassador Frederic Hof, the director of Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East-Atlantic Council and former U.S. Special Advisor on Transition in Syria, spoke with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper about his expectations for the new U.S. administration’s...

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump shake hands (image: Reuters,
Jonathan Ernst)

Billionaires Back Clinton with USD70 Millions

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 27, 2016 | World

Washington – Everyone knows that elections around the world are manipulated by money and interests, and that the spending capacity of any candidate is the main factor that leads his electoral campaign toward victory. The U.S. presidential elections significantly...

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Militants take part in a military parade along the streets of northern Raqqa province in this June 30, 2014, file photo (Reuters/Stringer/File)

Pentagon Prepares to Launch Raqqa Offensive with Kurdish Support

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 27, 2016 | Middle East

Washington–U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and his British counterpart Michael Fallon announced on Wednesday that the battle to liberate the ISIS-held Syrian city of Raqqa would be launched in the coming weeks. Carter, who arrived in Brussels on Wednesday to...

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Robin Shahini at his graduation ceremony in San Diego. AP

Washington ‘Troubled’ by Sentence of American Citizen in Iran

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 27, 2016 | World

Washington-The United States has said that it was “troubled” by Iran’s 18-year sentence of an American citizen as the State Department urged Tehran to cease arbitrary detentions. “We are troubled by reports that Robin or Reza Shahini, a person...

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason departs Naval Station Norfolk. Eric S. Garst / AFP

The Pentagon: Iran is Arming Houthi Militias

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 13, 2016 | Middle East

Washington– The U.S. Pentagon said on Wednesday that Houthi militias will pay the price for the recent missile attacks on the USS Mason off the coast of Yemen. The Mason, a U.S. destroyer deployed in the Red Sea, was targeted by missiles off the southern coast of...