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Iraqi forces advance through Tal Afar’s Al-Wahda district during an operation to retake the city from the ISIS group on August 24, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

France Prepares for Post-ISIS Phase in Iraq

by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 27, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly arrived in Baghdad on Saturday before heading to Irbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region, in the framework of the French efforts to prepare for the post-ISIS phase, Iraqi military...

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Three Syrian Women Who Got Married to ISIS Foreigners Tell their Stories

by Kamal Sheikho | Aug 13, 2017 | Middle East

Ain Issa Camp, Raqqa- In an isolated room in Ain Issa Camp – 50 kilometers north Raqqa – three Syrian women sat while dressed in black. Beside them sat children whose ages are three years or less and none of them has an official birth certificate. They got married to...

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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz stop for coffee in the terminal of King Khalid International Airport following Trump’s arrival in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP

Foreign, Arab Media: Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia a New Page

by Asharq Al-Awsat Online | May 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Beirut – Arab and international newspapers and media Saturday shed light on US president Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, in his first foreign visit since taking over his post. The Guardian pointed out the symbolism of Trump’s dedicating his first foreign...

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A shopkeeper (R) waits for customers at his jewellery shop in the old quarters in Tunis, Tunisia August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Reduces Poverty from 20.5% to 15.2%

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Jan 2, 2017 | Business

Tunisia- The poverty rate in Tunisia was down from 20.5% to 15.2% in the period extending from 2010 to 2015, as per a quinquennial survey on consumption made public by Hédi Saidi, the general director of the National Institute of Statistics. “From 2010 to 2015, the...

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Fate of Foreign Militias in Syria Depends on the Outcome of Political Negotiations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 30, 2016 | World

Moscow’s declaration of its intention to reduce the number of Russian troops in Syria yesterday at the same time that a ceasefire agreement was signed has opened the door for early discussions about the fate of foreign militias regardless of whether they fought...