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Smoke rises as Iranian protesters set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Jan 3

Al-Zoubi to Asharq Al-Awsat: 80 Thousand Iranian Units in Syria

by Youssef Diab and Fath al-Rahman Youssef | May 18, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Asaad al-Zoubi, head of the Syrian opposition delegation of High Negotiations Committee (HNC) in Geneva, said that Iranian forces are gradually arriving to battle zones in Syria. Over 11 thousand Iranian fighters had recently, boarding cargo jets, arrived at...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gives opening remarks after Libya Ministerial Meeting in Vienna

Past Indecision …Major Powers Give Arms to GNA, Libya

by Heba El Koudsy and Sawsan Abu Husain | May 17, 2016 | Middle East

Washington, Cairo- After several hesitations on choosing the most adequate way to aid Libya in confronting the impending chaos and threatening terrorist militias; major powers and Libya’s neighboring countries on Monday backed lifting the arms embargo on...

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U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference.

Pro-Saleh Delegation Fears a Yemeni Solution that Excludes Him

by Arafat Madabish | May 15, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Grave disputes widening the insurgency rift at the Yemeni peace talks, currently under way in Kuwait, has gone as far as both sides to the delegation showing up with a poles apart agendas. The Insurgency delegation comprises Houthi insurgents and pro-Saleh...

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Yemeni peace talks session in Kuwait, A.P

Four-Week-Long Yemeni Peace Talks Reach a Dead End

by Arafat Madabish | May 14, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – U.N. sponsored Yemeni peace talks, currently held in Kuwait, have come into their fourth week of sessions with no evident results -relative to the set work agenda- surfacing. The sole achievements so far lie in the partial understandings arrived at on the...

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The United Nations Security Council meets at the UN Headquarters in New York, July 13, 2011/ Reuters

Al-Azhar and Microsoft Discuss Terrorist Ideology at the U.N. Security Council

by Jordan Dakamseh | May 12, 2016 | Technology

New York- The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday convened in a session discussing international terrorism and the ideology it adopts. The session, chaired by Egypt, was also headed by Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry. The council was briefed by...