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A displaced Syrian man, who fled the countryside surrounding Daesh (the so-called IS) group stronghold of Raqqa, drives his tuktuk at a temporary camp in the village of Ain Issa. — AFP

July 27, 2017

Syrians fleeing Daesh in Raqqa turn to smugglers

AIN ISSA, Syria — Civilians fleeing Daesh (the so-called IS) group's Syrian bastion of Raqqa are paying smugglers to lead them out of the city safely, only to find themselves caught up in harrowing attacks.Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Raqqa and the surrounding province since the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) began an offensive to capture the militant stronghold last year.But the journey is perilous, with Daesh preventing ...

A Palestinian man throws a Molotov cocktail at Israeli soldiers during clashes in the west Bank city of Ramallah, this week. — AP

July 27, 2017

Outlook for Ramallah clouded by tensions, restrictions

By Sophie HaresNEW YORK — Efforts by the West Bank city of Ramallah to defend itself better from threats such as climate change and urbanization are being challenged by political tensions and dependence on Israel, said a resilience official on Tuesday.With a construction boom pulling in new arrivals to the city just 10 km north of occupied Jerusalem, Ramallah must look beyond its immediate crises and take a long-term approach, ...

Mourners carry the body of 17-year-old Mohammad Jawawdah, who was killed on the weekend when he attacked a security guard at the Israeli embassy compound in the Jordanian capital with a screwdriver, during his funeral in Amman, Tuesday. — AFP

July 27, 2017

Jordanians seek to scrap peace treaty with Israel

AMMAN — Several thousand Jordanians urged their government on Tuesday to close the Israeli Embassy in Amman and scrap an unpopular peace treaty during the funeral of a young Jordanian shot dead by an Israeli security guard in the embassy.Dozens of demonstrators chanted "No to an Israeli embassy or ambassador on Jordanian land!", and called for a jihad — or holy war — as they carried the coffin of Mohammad ...

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday. — AP

July 27, 2017

Trump and Hariri pledge solidarity against terrorism

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that supporting Syrian refugees as close to their home as possible is the best way to help them.Trump commented during an appearance with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, whose country is burdened by an influx of refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria and who is counting on continued US assistance to help manage that burden.During Hariri's first visit to the Trump White ...

A picture shows a main entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem after Israeli security forces removed metal detectors from the site. — AFP

July 27, 2017

Muslim cleric: Protest to go on despite Israeli concession

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — A senior Muslim official in occupied Jerusalem said Wednesday that worshipers would not return to Al-Aqsa Mosque until Israel removes the new railings and cameras it installed after a deadly attack there, prolonging a crisis that Israel hoped it had resolved by making concessions at the site.Ikrema Sabri, head of the Supreme Islamic Committee, said that even after Israel removed metal detectors from the site more steps ...

Abdullah Mohammed Ali Al-Yazidi (left) and Ahmad Ali Ahmad Baraoud figure on the latest list issued by four countries calling to fight terrorism.

July 27, 2017

Yemen arrests two terror suspects with Qatar links

Aden — Two terror suspects with links to Qatar, who are on the designated terror list announced by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, have been arrested in Hadhramaut, east of Yemen.Security sources said Hadrami elite forces detained Abdullah Mohammed Ali Al-Yazidi and Ahmad Ali Ahmad Baraoud as part of a security campaign to pursue and detain members accused of facilitating Al-Qaeda’s work and supporting terrorism after ...

Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik (left), Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (2nd left), High Representative of European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of European Commission Federica Mogherini (2nd right) and European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn hold a joint press conference in Brussels, Tuesday. — Courtesy photo

July 26, 2017

High-level talks fail to defuse EU-Turkey row

BRUSSELS — High-level talks that European Union officials had with Turkey's foreign minister Tuesday did not appear to ease tensions between the 28-nation bloc and Ankara over a wave of detentions of human rights defenders, journalists and others.After the meeting in Brussels, European enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn expressed "very strong concern" about the detentions, while Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu defended them as a necessary part of his country's fight ...

July 26, 2017

Hijab goes mainstream as advertisers target Muslim money

BEIRUT — The hijab — one of the most visible signs of Islamic culture — is going mainstream with advertisers, media giants and fashion firms promoting images of the traditional headscarf in ever more ways.Last week, Apple previewed 12 new emoji characters to be launched later this year, one of a woman wearing a hijab.Major fashion brands from American Eagle to Nike are creating hijabs, while hijab-wearing models have started ...

A report in the Times of India, quoted official figures as showing that 775,845 Indian workers immigrated to the GCC countries in 2014 in comparison to 507,296 in 2016. — File photo

July 26, 2017

Gulf countries no longer El Dorados for Indians

Dubai — In the past few years, the number of Indian workers moving to the Gulf for work declined significantly between 2014 and 2016, a news report has revealed. According to the report, this has been due to weaker oil prices causing slower economies in countries forming part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).A report in the Times of India, quoted official figures as showing that 775,845 Indian workers immigrated ...

Zakariya Al-Jawawdah, right, the father of Mohammed Jawawdah, a 17-year-old Jordanian, who was killed on Sunday evening by an Israeli security guard who said he was attacked by him with a screwdriver, holds back his tears at a funeral tent in Amman, Jordan, Monday. — AP

July 26, 2017

Israel, Jordan end diplomatic standoff over embassy shooting

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel and Jordan resolved a diplomatic standoff late Monday after a day of high-level negotiations that ended with the evacuation of Israeli Embassy staff from their base in Jordan to Israel.The crisis had been triggered by a shooting Sunday in which an Israeli embassy guard killed two Jordanians after one allegedly attacked him with a screwdriver. Jordan initially said the guard could only leave after an investigation, ...

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