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A general view of the 142nd Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting at the League’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on September 7, 2014. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: ISIS and Arab Unity

by Ghassan Al Imam | Sep 10, 2014 | Opinion

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claims to have achieved in a few months what other projects seeking Arab unity have failed to do since Mustafa Kamal Atatürk abolished the Ottoman Islamic caliphate in 1924. In a blink of an eye, ISIS has called on 1.5...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East this week to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the Islamic State militant group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. (AP/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry in Iraq to back government, build support against Islamic State

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as he began a tour of the Middle East to build military, political and financial support to defeat Islamic State militants controlling parts of Iraq and Syria. Kerry on Monday had hailed...

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In this picture released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, President Hassan Rouhani (R) visits Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after his surgery in a hospital in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, September 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader)

Ayatollah Khamenei undergoes surgery amid speculation over succession

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei underwent prostate surgery on Monday, according to official reports. Although the operation was described as “routine,” and was reported to have been successfully completed in less than 30 minutes....

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Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (R) and Ammar Al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), meet during the session to approve the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 8, 2014. (Reuters/Hadi Mizban/Pool)

Iraq: Abadi faces tough choices in filling key jobs

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—After successfully managing to form a government on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi faces a difficult week of talks with the Shi’ite National Alliance and Sunni Iraqi Forces Alliance to agree on names for the interior and defense...

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A plume of smoke rises from buildings after an Israeli airstrike in the eastern part of Gaza City on August 22, 2014. (AFP Photo/Roberto Schmidt)

Opinion: No Winners in Gaza

by Ali Ibrahim | Sep 10, 2014 | Opinion

It seems that Arabs’ habit of claiming disasters as victories is still alive and kicking. This habit has brought many tragedies upon the region and its people, who continue to pay the price. Yet admitting one’s defeat or mistakes, no matter how bitter they are, is the...