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Cyprus Defence Ministry released images of the boat, overloaded with people, on September 24, 2014. (AFP Photo/HO/ Cyprus Defence Ministry)

Effort underway to save boat stranded off Cyprus

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2014 | World

Nicosia, AP—A cruise ship was trying on Thursday to rescue hundreds of people stranded aboard a small boat off Cyprus, and officials said they are apparently refugees who fled Syria. Salamis Cruise Lines Managing Director Kikis Vasiliou told The Associated Press that...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Saudi court sentences 3 to death on terror charges

by Nasser Al-Haqbani | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Riyadh’s specialized terrorism court sentenced three Saudis to death on Monday, and handed down prison terms to 20 more on charges related to terrorism, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The 23 men were convicted of a variety of charges,...

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President Recep Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey (R) addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, on September 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Erdoğan to discuss Turkish involvement in ISIS strikes with cabinet

by Thair Abbas | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is to discuss providing support to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, at the same time that official sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat that any...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sana’a, on September 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Houthis overrun intelligence headquarters in Sana’a, free Iranians

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several Iranian military personnel previously detained in Yemen’s national security headquarters were released on Wednesday by Houthi rebels who are in control of most of the capital Sana’a, sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. Shi’ite rebels overran...

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UK Prime Minister David Cameron (L) meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the United Nations during the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly, in New York City, New York, USA, on September 24, 2014. (Reuters/ Timothy A Clarey/Pool)

Iranian president meets British PM at UN

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and British Prime Minister David Cameron met in New York on Wednesday, in the first meeting between British and Iranian leaders since Iran’s 1979 revolution. The meeting between the two leaders, who were in New...