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A Russian engineer re-arms a fighter jet at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. AFP file photo

ISIS Loses Eastern Syria’s al-Mayadeen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian regime and allied forces have taken the eastern town of al-Mayadeen from ISIS militants, in the latest blow to the terrorist group. Al-Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border in Deir Ezzor province, had become a major base for ISIS terrorists as they were being driven...

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A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces sits inside a humvee during a battle against ISIS terrorists to retake the central hospital of Raqqa, September 28, 2017. (AFP)

Russian, US Forces Race to Syrian-Iraqi Border

by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut – Russia racing the US-led coalition forces to al-Mayadeen in the Syrian Deir al-Zour province near the Iraqi border by beginning to prepare for a ground battle in the city through launching several airstrikes that have already forced on Tuesday a...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (left) shakes hands with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after reviewing the honor guard at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran on January 10, 2015 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Iran Runs a Campaign to Support its Allies in South America

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 7, 2016 | World

Caracas –Iran has been lately using all Spanish-speaking television stations and news sites to polish the image of Latin regime that are allies of Iran, like Cuba, Venezuela, and Bolivia. Iran tends to fund programs of Venezuelan channels like Telesur, the state news...

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An image grab taken from Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV, a private broadcaster sympathetic to Syria’s government, on March 20, 2014, shows the famed Crusader fort of Krak des Chevaliers. (AFP Photo/Al-Mayadeen TV)

Al-Mayadeen channel withdraws Damascus correspondent

by Nazeer Rida | Apr 14, 2014 | Media

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Mayadeen, a Lebanese pro-Syrian government satellite news channel, has withdrawn its correspondent in Damascus and reduced its coverage of the Syrian conflict in the wake of new restrictions on foreign media by the Syrian government. The...