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US Drone Strike Kills Five ‘Qaeda’ Members in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

Aden, Taiz- Yemeni security sources confirmed that five al-Qaeda members were killed on Sunday in a US drone strike in Al-Said town of Shabwa province that lies in southern Yemen. The sources added that three civilians were also killed in a second strike after they...

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Major Players in the Syrian Conflict

by Leonid Bershidsky | Apr 24, 2017 | Opinion

Syrian and Russian planes raided the countryside in the Idlib and Hama provinces more than 150 times. Khan Sheikhoun was among the towns that were hit “with bombs, rockets and projectiles that fell in the form of mass of flames on the targeted areas, causing the...

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference at the European Commission in Brussels on March 27, 2017.
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PA Accuses Israel of Trying to Impede Abbas’ Visit to Washington

by Kifah Ziboun | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah– The Palestinian Authority has accused Israel of trying to hamper a scheduled visit of President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington, where he is expected to meet with President Donald Trump next month. In a statement on Sunday, the Palestinian Foreign Affairs...

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A South Korean F-15K jet fighter takes off during the “Max Thunder” South Korea-US military joint air exercise at a US air base in the southwestern port city of Gunsan on April 20, 2017. JUNG Yeon-Je / AFP

China Calls for Restraint as US Carrier Heads for Korean Waters

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | World

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday urged restraint during a call with US President Donald Trump, as a nervous South Korea and Japan sought to join drills with an American supercarrier headed for Korean waters. “(China) hopes that the relevant parties can...

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Syrian refugees arriving in Greece in 2016. CreditManu Brabo/Associated Press

Syria Changed the World

by Anne Barnard | Apr 24, 2017 | Features

Istanbul- The world seems awash in chaos and uncertainty, perhaps more so than at any point since the end of the Cold War. Authoritarian-leaning leaders are on the rise, and liberal democracy itself seems under siege. The post-World War II order is fraying as fighting...