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Hamas Dissolves its Government Amid Challenge of Forming National Unity Cabinet

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- Hamas announced on Sunday the dissolution of the so-called administrative committee that runs the Gaza Strip and said it has agreed that a national unity cabinet immediately comes to the territory to carry out its duties. “Hamas invites the government of...

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This image posted on a militant website shows ISIS militants marching in Raqqa, Syria. AP

Extremism: Case of Division, Fragmentation

by Hani Nasira | Jan 17, 2017 | Features

Dubai – The call for “unity” and “union” seems constant and efficient among different religious and ideological movements, each based on their views. However, their call has never been an encouraging unity factor, infact, they were factors of division,...

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A member of the Nusra Front climbs a pole where the al-Qaeda-affiliate’s flag was raised at a central square in the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha, in Idlib province, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area on May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syria: Failure to Unite Extremist Factions Opens Door to Alternative Options

by Thaer Abbas | Dec 23, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The plan to merge extremist Islamic factions with moderate ones operating in north Syria has not seen light — Ahrar al-Sham and Noureddine Zanki movements stepped back in the project that aims to launch a new entity of 13 factions, a majority of...

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Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa attends the opening session of the 25th Arab League Summit in Bayan Palace, Kuwait March 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stephanie McGehee

Bahraini Prime Minister: Saudi Arabia is a Source of Arab, Gulf Unity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 17, 2016 | Middle East

Manama- Bahrain’s Prime Minister Prince Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah hailed the initiatives led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to reinforce the Arab and Gulf solidarity, asserting that Saudi Arabia has become a source of unity,...

Libyan Unity Government Condemns Attack Near Eastern Oil Terminals

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 19, 2016 | World

Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government condemned an attack staged by a recently formed militia group on eastern military forces close to key oil facilities, as clashes resumed on Sunday. Fighting had erupted south of the coastal town of Ajdabiya on Saturday...