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Israeli Delegation in US Attempts to Limit Iranian Expansion

by Nazir Majli | Aug 19, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- A high-ranking Israeli delegation in talks with the US National Security Council (NSC) is attempting to persuade the Americans with the necessity to having a different stance from the Iranian file, to study Tehran’s plans in the Arab region and take...

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Trump Strategist Bannon Dropped from National Security Council

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 6, 2017 | World

Steve Bannon, US President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, has lost his seat on the powerful National Security Council in a high-level White House shakeup. Trump’s elevation of Bannon to a permanent spot on the NSC had been widely criticized as injecting...

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Syrian ISIS member Safwan Qahwati. AP

Turkey Arrests Syrian ISIS Leader before Heading to Europe to Carry Out Attack

by Said Abdul Razzak | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish authorities arrested a Syrian man who allegedly recruited militants from European countries to fight for ISIS, the state-run news agency reported Wednesday. Anadolu Agency said the man, identified as Safwan Qahwati, was arrested Wednesday after...

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Erdogan: State of Emergency Will be Extended by Three Months

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the Turkish government has proposed to extend the state of emergency by an extra three months at the recommendation of the National Security Council. At a meeting with officials responsible for neighbourhoods and...

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Tunisian army stand guard near a demolished vehicle following a roadside bomb in the mountainous border region near Algeria where security forces have been hunting Al-Qaeda linked jihadists, on June 6, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Abderrazek Khilfi

Tunisian National Security Council meets following attack

by Monji Saidani | Jun 9, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian National Security Council held a meeting at the presidential palace in Tunis on Saturday, following calls from Muhammad Abbou, leader of the National Party, for changes to the military and appoint a new chief of general staff in...