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SDF Enter Manbij With Unprecedented International Military Support

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) succeeded in entering the city of Manbij, an ISIS stronghold, yesterday for the first time. This came a week after the city was surrounded, ISIS’ supply routes were cut off and a large bulk of its rural areas were seized. The forces,...

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Unidentified relatives and friends of passengers who were flying in the EgyptAir plane that crashed. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Army Says EgyptAir Plane Wreckage Found

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

The Egyptian military said on Friday it had found parts of debris from the EgyptAir plane, which crashed a day earlier, 290 kilometers north of the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria. The navy has also found some of the passengers’ belongings and is...

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Iran Sentences French-Iranian Who Returned to Visit her Sick Mother

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East

A French-Iranian citizen, who was bound to leave Iran in 2009 after being convicted with espionage charges, has been sentenced to six years in prison following her return to the country to visit her critically ill mother, an opposition website reported. Upon arrival...

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The US Secretary of State attends an event to honour the victims of the attacks at Brussels airport yesterday (AFP)

Unprecedented French – Belgian Cooperation to Destroy Abaaoud’s Legacy

by Abdullah Mustafa | Mar 26, 2016 | World

Belgian authorities announced the arrest of eight people yesterday in relation to the Brussels bombings that took place last Tuesday, while French authorities revealed that an “advanced” terror plot targeting France has been foiled. Belgian prosecutors...

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President Hollande receives Prince Mohammed bin Nayef in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris yesterday (SPA)

Saudi – French Agreement to Consolidate the Strategic Partnership and Strengthen International Security

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 5, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz who is also the Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister concluded his official visit to France during which he held extensive talks with President Francois Hollande, Prime Minister Manuel Valls and other...