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Lebanese army soldiers are seen on their military vehicles in the town of Ras Baalbek, Lebanon August 21, 2017. REUTERS/ Ali Hashisho

Lebanese Army Rejects Negotiation with ISIS before Revealing Captives’ Fate

by Caroline Akoum | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanese Army continued its logistic and combat preparations for the fourth phase of Jroud Dawn operation in outskirts of al-Qaa and Ras Baalbek. The army has reiterated its rejection to any settlement or negotiation before getting information on the destiny...

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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers inspect damaged army vehicles after a suicide attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan August 23, 2017. – Reuters

Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan Kills Seven

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2017 | World

Kabul- A suicide bomber targeting Afghan policemen and soldiers collecting their pay killed at least seven people and wounded more than 40 on Wednesday, officials said. The suicide attacker with a car bomb struck in Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern province of...

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Senior leader of Kashmiri militant group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin – SAJJAD QAYYUM/AFP PHOTO

US Sanctions Kashmiri Militant Group ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2017 | World

Washington- The United States on Wednesday said it had sanctioned ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’, the largest of the anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups. The US Treasury Department, in a statement on its website reported by Reuters, said it had listed the...

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The US. Capitol dome and US Senate (R) in Washington, August 2, 2011, Reuters

Congressional Testimonies Rail against Doha’s Terror Funding

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 27, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Senior Vice President at the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) Dr. Jonathan Schanzer on Wednesday presented an eye-opening congressional testimony on substances revolving around Qatar’s unwarranted support for radical groups....

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Bahrain security forces caught a vessel seeking to leave Bahraini borders towards Iranian waters in February/BNA

Bahrain Refers Files of 60 Terrorist Suspects to Court

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jul 27, 2017 | Middle East

Manama- Security authorities in Bahrain referred on Wednesday the files of 60 suspects to court on charges of forming and joining a terrorist organization and committing several crimes, including the escape of ten inmates from the Reform and Rehabilitation Centre in...