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The body of a riot police officer lies on the road as other officers tend to him after a bomb exploded in 2014
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GCC Chief Labels Bahrain Terrorist Bombing as ‘Cowardly’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 3, 2017 | Middle East

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Chief Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani strongly condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombing which tore through Al-Budaiya Street in Bahrain yesterday, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned news agency (SPA) reported. The attack injured a...

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People gather at the site of car bomb attack near a government office in Karkh district in Baghdad, Iraq May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

ISIS Bombings Kill at Least 27 in Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Two massive bombings killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 115 in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Tuesday, as Iraqi forces battle to completely purge ISIS out of Mosul. In the deadliest of the two attacks, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged...

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Syrian Regime’s Aircraft Intensify Raids on the Barada Valley

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

The Barada Valley area that is close to the Syrian capital Damascus remains the target of aerial bombardment and artillery barrages for the fifteenth day in a row. The Syrian regime has intensified air raids on villages and towns under siege and has been dropping more...

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Aden has seen a wave of bombings and shootings targeting officials and security forces-AFP

Yemen: Dozens Killed in Aden Bombing

by Bassam al-Qadi | Dec 11, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- At least 70 young recruits were either killed or injured in a terror suicide bombing at a mustering area in front of the gate at Al-Solban camp in Aden, Yemen. Official data is not conclusive, current military and security data told Asharq Al-Awsat that an...

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Police and ambulances arrive at the site of an explosion in central Istanbul, Turkey, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Terror Twin Bombing Outside Istanbul Soccer Stadium Kills Over 20

by Jubair Al-Ansari | Dec 11, 2016 | Middle East

Two bombs exploded killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in a coordinated attack. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the first explosion, which came around two hours after the end of the match between Besiktas...