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The CIA sign is seen onstage before the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama to speak following a meeting with his National Security Council at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

CIA Expects Downfall of Syria after Hafez al-Assad

by Mounir al-Manawri | Jan 24, 2017 | World

Washington- CIA interest in the future of Syria began long time ago – the agency analysts expected stability to collapse once the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad is gone, which turned out to be true. Several reports and analyses were made on Syria, according to...

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Saudi Funded Food Convoy is the First to Enter Taiz After Blockade is Partially Lifted

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2016 | Middle East

While cautious calm prevailed over some sites on the frontline in Taiz, the national army and the Popular Resistance continues to advance and control large areas of the western front that was formerly controlled by Houthi militias and forces loyal to the ousted...

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Yemeni Rebel Delegation Refuses to Participate in Committee Meetings

by Arafat Madabish | May 9, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni rebel delegation yesterday refused to participate in sessions that are a product of the consultation committees. It also refused to attend a previously scheduled meeting with the United Nations special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed according to Asharq...

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Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol during a shutdown in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 01 July 2013. Source: EPA/Farooq Khan

Policeman, rebel killed in Indian Kashmir fighting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 1, 2013 | World

Srinagar, AP—A policeman and a militant were killed in a gunbattle in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, as shops and businesses remained closed in the disputed region to protest the killing of two people by the army. Paramilitary spokesman Kishore Prasad said...

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Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad stand near empty swimming pools during what they said a military operation against rebels in al-Mansoura area in Aleppo countryside, June 3, 2013. (REUTERS/George Ourfalian)

Humanitarian situation worsens in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2013 | Middle East

Beirut/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The fighting between Syrian government forces and the rebels in and around the town of Al-Qusayr, near the border with Lebanon, has intensified. One of the most visible results of the intensification of the conflict is the deepening...