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This image made from US Department of Defence video shows smoke rising from airstrikes targeting ISIS militants near the Khazer checkpoint outside of the city of Erbil in northern Iraq, on 08 August 2014. (EPA)
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In this July 12, 2012 file photo, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) speaks in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
İhsanoğlu: Turkey needs a president who will represent everyone
Samsun (northern Turkey), Asharq Al-Awsat—With just one day to go before historic presidential elections in Turkey are set to take place, opposition candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu played up his chances of overcoming election rival Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, criticizing his...Caption:
Smoke billows following an Israeli military strike on Gaza City on August 8, 2014. (AFP/Mahmud Hams)
Gaza conflict intensifies as Israel resumes airstrikes
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Cairo-mediated negotiations with Israel over Gaza have yet to reach the “point of no return,” a Palestinian diplomat informed Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday, just hours before the Palestinian and Israeli sides escalated the conflict after a...Caption:
A supporter holds fans depicting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as she listens to him during a rally in Ankara, Turkey, on August 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Leading Turkish newspaper editor resigns ahead of election
Istanbul, Reuters—The editor of a leading Turkish newspaper has resigned ahead of Sunday’s presidential election after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan slammed the news coverage of the paper’s owner, the Dogan media group. Rights groups have frequently...Caption:
Myanmar president Thein Sein shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry after their meeting at the President Office in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on August 9, 2014. (EPA/MNA)