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Egypt’s International Conference for Fatwa Warns Against Circulating Misleading Fatwas

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The International Conference for Fatwa continued its second day of activities early on Wednesday. Participants used the platform to send out an important message on prohibiting and stopping self-styled and unauthorized Fatwas from being circulated among the...

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Employee of Palmedia reads poster placed by Israeli troops on doors of office in West Bank city of Nablus (AFP)

Israeli Army Shuts Down Eight TV Production Companies, Outlets

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Ramallah- The Palestinian authority and some media institutions denounced the attack of Israeli occupation forces on eight media outlets and warned against this violent step that aims to silence journalists and the press. The Israeli army raided on Wednesday...

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Eni’s Bouri Offshore oil terminal is seen off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean sea. AP

Armed Group Threatens to Blow Up Pipeline that Transmits Libya’s Gas to Italy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Tripoli – A Libyan armed group has threatened to blow up the pipeline that transmits gas to Italy within 72 hours, according to the German news agency. The group, which said it was following officer Ali Kanna, issued Wednesday a videotape next to a gas...

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Members of Iraqi federal forces are seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Kurds Suspend Elections, Withdraw to “Pre-ISIS” Borders

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil, Baghdad, London– Kurdish Peshmerga forces retreated to positions they had held in northern Iraq in June 2014 in response to an Iraqi army advance into the region after a Kurdish independence referendum, a senior Iraqi commander said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the...

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) meets with Jason Greenblatt at Abbas’ office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, March 14, 2017. (WAFA)

US Says Palestinian Unity Cabinet Must Recognize Israel, Hamas Snaps Back

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

US President Donald Trump’s special representative for international negotiations said Thursday that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognize Israel and disarm Hamas movement. Jason Greenblatt, who has repeatedly visited the region to seek ways to...

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Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis in Cairo, Egypt December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Arab League Calls for Protecting Arab Heritage amid Rising Regional Chaos

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit called for the protection of Arab heritage in light of the chaos ravaging the region, stressing that “Al-Aqsa Mosque is purely related to Islamic and Arab heritage in accordance with the decision of the United Nations...