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Jordanian policemen operate in the vicinity of Karak castle, where armed gunmen carried out an attack in the city of Karak, Jordan, December 18, 2016/ Reuters Muhammad Hamed

Terrorism Hits Jordan’s Karak

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Dec 19, 2016 | Middle East

Amman – Terrorism hit on Sunday the center of Jordan’s tourism in Karak, south the country after security forces fought unknown armed groups that had attacked a security station and patrols in the city before they holed up at the Crusader-era castle where...

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Members of the Coptic scouts organization carry the coffins of victims of the Coptic Christian cathedral complex bomb attack for the funeral in the Church of the Virgin Mary, Cairo, Egypt, 12 December 2016, EPA

Suicide Bomber Responsible for Egypt Church Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 12, 2016 | Middle East

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared on Monday that a suicide bomber is responsible for the attack which killed 24 people at Cairo’s Coptic cathedral, the deadliest on the Christian minority in years. But Sisi did not name the organisation the...

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Hadi in Aden…Sources: He will Tackle Government Issues

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- Yemeni President Abdu Rabbo Mansur Hadi flew into Aden on Saturday coming from his base in the Saudi capital, Riyadh on a visit that would last a few days, according to an official at the Yemeni presidency. The official said it is the President’s first trip to...

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Anti-Houthi protesters shout slogans to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz February 11, 2015. Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters

Western, Asian States Respond to Yemen’s Rebels: Mecca is a Red Line

by Arafat Madabesh and Nayef al Rasheed | Oct 30, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Aden – Islamic, Arab and Western reactions emerged on Saturday as a response to the ballistic missile launched last Thursday by Yemeni rebels against the Holy Mecca and which the Saudi Air Defense intercepted. The ambassadors of seven countries to Riyadh...

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Soldiers prepare to take positions outside the Bacha Khan university. Militants, using the cover of thick, wintry fog, scaled the walls of the varsity. — Reuters

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2016 | World

Peshawar and Jeddah – Saudi Arabia strongly condemned a suicide blast at a mosque in northwest Pakistan that killed and wounded dozens of people. The kingdom offered its condolences to the families of the victims and Pakistani government. Saudi Arabia firmly...