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Iraqi forces use a tractor to damage a poster of Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani near Kirkuk October 16, 2017. (AFP)

Iraqi Military: Kurdish Peshmerga Return to June 2014 Line

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

A senior Iraqi military commander announced on Wednesday that Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have retreated to territories they had controlled in June 2014 before ISIS swept through northern and western Iraq. They returned to the June 2014 line after turning over their...

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari during the inauguration of passport issuance center. (Saba)

Yemen’s Legitimacy Consolidates its Presence in Besieged Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz– Yemen’s legitimacy has continued to improve its services in Taiz despite the siege enforced by Houthi and Saleh militias. In that regard, deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Civil Service Abdulaziz Jubari inaugurated the local automated passport issuance...

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi in Jeddah. (Reuters)

King Salman Calls on Iraqi Parties to Address Crisis through Dialogue

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held a telephone call Monday evening with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi, in which he stressed the Kingdom’s support for the unity of Iraq, its security and stability and the adherence of...

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File photo of a US drone [Air ForcePhoto / Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt]

US Central Command Raids ISIS Training Camps in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, London – US forces killed dozens of ISIS militants in a strike on two ISIS training camps, Oct. 16, in al-Bayda governorate, center of Yemen. However, security officials and locals said the strike targeted militants belonging to al-Qaeda and not ISIS terrorist...

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a cabinet’s session in Riyadh on October 17, 2017. (SPA)

King Salman Asserts Saudi Support for Trump’s Firm Iran Policy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia said it supports and welcomes the recently announced United States strategy towards Iran, its hostile behavior, and funding of international and regional terror, said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz when chairing...

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Meeting of the Joint Drafting Committee in Tunis (UNISMIL website)

Differences Threaten Negotiations to Amend Skhirat Agreement

by Almunji Al-Soeidani and Jamal Jawhar | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Tunis– Differences between members of the Joint Drafting Committee in charge with amending the Skhirat Agreement have hampered discussions between the two Libyan sides representing Parliament and the High State Council, amid mutual accusations of “refusing to...