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Members of Lebanon’s Shiite militant group Hezbollah carried the coffin of Mustafa Badreddine, a top Hezbollah commander who was killed in an attack in Syria, during his funeral,A.F.P (1)

Hezbollah Avoids Accusing Israel for the Ghost’s Death… With Chances of an Inner Take-Out Operation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 15, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The so-called Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, recently accused “radical extremists” groups of standing behind the assassination of one of its protuberant leaders, Mustafa Badreddine, in Damascus. The self-styled Hezbollah group spoke of an alleged shelling...

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukia Amano (C), flanked by Kuwaiti under secretary for foreign affairs, Khaled al-Jarallah (L), and Finance and Oil Minister, Anas al-Saleh, attends a seminar on nuclear applications for sustsnable development in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, on February 15, 2016, at the Arab Organisations Headquarters in Kuwait City. / AFP

Kuwait Deputy FM Says No Space for Oil Production Increase

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

DUBAI-Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister Khaled Jarallah called for a freeze in oil production, and said Iran must learn from the market, noting that there is no space to support further increase, state agency news Kuna reported on Saturday. Jarallah’s statements came...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech before senior officials, and in the presence of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei two weeks ago

Iranian Disputes Aggravate, Khamenei Takes down Rouhani’s Men

by Adil Alsalmi | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

London- Grave disputes are sprawling between Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, informed sources located in Iran revealed. The rift is said to have started over the subject of managing internal and foreign affairs. Clashes peaked...

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Opinion: Iran’s New Map of Funerals

by Amir Taheri | May 13, 2016 | Opinion

One of Iran’s chief features has always been the existence of several hundred small and medium towns each with its distinct characteristics and long history. For example, imagine you are in Aqda, on the edge of the Lut Desert; you know that you cannot be anywhere else...

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Tehran Calls Up Retired Gen. Rezaei After Losses in Aleppo

by Amir Taheri | May 13, 2016 | Features, Middle East

It was almost a month ago that retired Major-General Mohsen Rezaei, a former Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), suddenly appeared in public wearing full military uniform and lots of decorations to announce that he was returning to “active...