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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday warned against what he claimed to be Washington’s continuous effort to introduce and impose its views in his country in diverse sectors. Addressing the commanders and staff of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Read more
Damascus together with its allies namely Russia, Iraq and Iran “must succeed” and “the chances of success are large,” said a defiant President Bachar Al Assad in his first interview, since the launch of Russian airstrikes last week. In this Read more
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced that Tunisia has decided to join the U.S-led military coalition against the Islamic State, part of the government’s efforts to fight terrorism and extremism. Tunisia is willing “to participate actively, wherever resources were available, Read more
The determined Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi who is being hailed for his courageous reforms had escaped two assassination attempts according to a senior Iraqi government official who talked to Asharq Al-Awsat on condition of anonymity. The latest of two Read more
The Friday meeting between King Salman of Saudi Arabia and President Obama were termed as fruitful by Saudi Foreign minister Adel al-Jubair who also said that it had helped to reduce the oil-rich kingdom’s concerns over Tehran. Ties between the Read more
A video released by ISIS entitled ‘The Rise of the Khilafah and the Return of the Gold Dinar’ featured the group’s much talked about gold dinar that it claims will end the superiority of the American monetary system on the Read more
The leadership of Hamas has been invited to Moscow by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov after a meeting with Khaled Meshaal, Qatar-based Hamas leader. The two met in Qatar on Monday ahead of a meeting between Lavrov and U.S Secretary Read more
Saudi Arabia has clarified that the Hamas delegation’s visit to the kingdom last week and its meeting with authorities do not mean a change in the political differences between the Gaza-based Palestinian group and Riyadh. Speaking on behalf of the Read more
Sunni Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) vehemently condemned Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments following the historic deal with the world powers, when he said his country will continue supporting its friends in the region and protect “oppressed people” in Read more
Iraqi Foreign Minister Tuesday expressed his government’s desire to see Turkey supporting Iraqi forces in the fight against the ISIL stressing that the terror group’s threat does not stop in Iraq but threatens neighbours too. In a press conference during Read more