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A Kurdish woman walks to the Syrian Kurdish city of Kobani near the border in Suruc, Turkey, on September 26, 2014.
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Syria: Kurds demand Turkey’s help against ISIS, threaten to halt peace process

by Caroline Akoum | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syria’s Kurdish fighters, who are battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in a strategic border town, have threatened to disrupt the peace process with Turkey if it fails to provide them with military support, Asharq Al-Awsat has...

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THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON A GOVERNMENT-GUIDED TOUR A flag showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flutters near damaged buildings in Adra northeast of the capital Damascus on September 25, 2014. Syrian government troops recaptured the key rebel-held town of Adra, in and area of the town used to house workers, after securing the highway and […]

Opinion: Eliminating ISIS requires removing Assad

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 28, 2014 | Opinion

The world has finally come to realize that the complete eradication of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Al-Nusra Front, Ahrar Al-Sham and all other terrorist organizations in Syria will not be possible without the establishment of a central authority in...

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Roumieh Prison overlooks the Lebanese capital Beirut. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Lebanese TV show hopes to reduce crime rates, expose flaws in prison system

by Vivian Haddad | Sep 28, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—MTV Lebanon’s new weekly show Deprived of Freedom hopes to reduce crime rates by allowing its audience a window into the criminal lives of the country’s prisoners. According to programmer and presenter Samir Youssef, the aim of the show is to...