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A military vehicle of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) is seen during an operation to clear the al-Zirai district of Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Iraqi Military Says Mission Accomplished in East Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 18, 2017 | Middle East

Elite Iraqi forces announced on Wednesday they have taken “full control” of eastern Mosul, after driving ISIS militants from all districts they were tasked with recapturing almost exactly three months since the major operation started. Lieutenant-General...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir talks to the media during a meeting on Syria with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva, Switzerland May 2, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Jubeir: Defect in International Community Impedes Solution in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 31, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

London-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- Jubeir said on Monday that the international community is suffering from a defect that is standing in the way of a unified solution to the Syrian crisis. Jubeir believes that hopes of the Syrian people to live in a new country...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo. REUTERS/Charles Dharapak/Pool

Kerry in Cairo for Talks on Mideast Peace, Libya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 18, 2016 | Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to hold talks with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other Egyptian officials on Libya and to explore a proposal by the Egyptian leader to try to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....

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A general view of Dubai’s cityscape September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Gulf Markets Mixed in Early Trade, Ma’aden Soars in Saudi

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 1, 2016 | Business

Stock markets in the Gulf were mixed in early trade on Sunday, as Saudi Arabia’s bourse propped up by commodity-related shares while banks weighed on United Arab Emirates indexes. Shares in Saudi Arabian Mining Co jumped 9.5 percent, their daily limit, after the miner...

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US advisers are often embedded with Iraqi brigades and battalions, putting them at greater risk from mortar and rocket fire (file image) Spencer Platt/Getty Images

U.S. to Send More Troops to Fight ISIS in Iraq, Carter Says

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 18, 2016 | Middle East

The United States will send 217 more troops, including additional special operations forces, and a number of Apache helicopters to Iraq as part of a growing train-and-advise effort to help the struggling government fight ISIS, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said...