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Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province on September 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

Turkish parliament to consider “buffer zone” against ISIS

by Thair Abbas | Sep 30, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey could become involved in the international fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if a motion to send Turkish ground troops into Syria is passed in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. The motion, which Prime Minister...

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Barricades are seen in Hong Kong’s Central district on day three of the mass civil disobedience campaign Occupy Central, Hong Kong, China, on September 30, 2014. (EPA/ALEX HOFFORD)

Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, prepare for long haul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2014 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters extended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling supplies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fear may be a push by police to clear the roads before Chinese National Day....

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Artists impression of the planned Cambridge Mosque (Cambridge Mosque Project)

Europe’s first “Eco-Mosque” to open in Cambridge

by Najlaa Habriri | Sep 29, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Every Mosque or building built by a Muslim should be ‘green,’ that is, friendly to the environment,” says Baraka Khan, the 23-year-old Cambridge University student who is raising funds for a project to build Europe’s first ecologically...

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Palestinians wait hoping to be given the permission to cross into Egypt at the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip on August 27, 2014 in Rafah. (AFP PHOTO / SAID KHATIB)

Rafah crossing opening closer: sources

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 29, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestinian factions are getting closer to reopening the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Palestinian territories, following an agreement last Thursday between rivals Hamas and Fatah to hand over control of the Gaza Strip to a...

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People walk on the rubble of damaged buildings after Syrian military helicopter allegedly droped barrel bombs over the city of Daraya, southwest of the capital Damascus. (AFP PHOTO / FADI DIRANI)

Syrian government forces driven back from Damascus outskirts: sources

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between government forces and rebels affiliated with both Al-Qaeda and less radical groups continued in western Syria on Sunday, as US and allied jets continued to strike militant targets in the east of the country. Syrian government...