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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waits for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Cairo September 13, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool (EGYPT – Tags: POLITICS)

Opinion: Sisi’s Foreign Policy

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 19, 2014 | Opinion

One hundred days into Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s presidency, it is time to count up the country’s achievements—although this is something that will no doubt depend on a person’s political position. But no one, not even Sisi’s...

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Iraq’s Sunni Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jabouri speaks during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Jabouri: ISIS fighting “war of extermination” against Iraq

by Ma'ad Fayad | Sep 19, 2014 | Interviews

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s new parliametary speaker Salim Al-Jabouri faces a tough task heading the country’s top legislative body at a time when political blocs are jockeying for position behind the Haider Al-Abadi government to confront the...

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A file picture taken on September 15, 2014 shows French military support staff walking towards a Rafale fighter jet during at the Al-Dhafra base, about 32 kilometres south of Abu Dhabi. (AFP Photo/Taieb Mahjoub)

France says it launches first air strikes in Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2014 | Middle East

Paris, Reuters—France said on Friday its jets had launched strikes inside Iraq for the first time since the country promised to join military action against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) insurgents who have taken over parts of the country. “This morning...

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‘No’ supporters celebrate their win over the ‘Yes’ campaign at the Royal Highland center during the Scottish referendum in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 19, 2014. (EPA/Andy Rain)

Scots reject independence in historic vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2014 | World

Edinburgh, AP—Scottish voters have resoundingly rejected independence, deciding to remain part of the United Kingdom after a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. The decision prevented a rupture of a 307-year union with England, bringing a huge sigh...

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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton (C) poses next to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C-R) and the Iranian delegation after a ceremony at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)

Opinion: The Posse and the Iranian Fugitive

by Amir Taheri | Sep 19, 2014 | Opinion

As Iranian President Hassan Rouhani prepares to fly to New York, the buzz in his faction is that he will return with “another great diplomatic victory.” We heard the same tune last year when Rouhani paid his first visit to the Big Apple for the United Nations General...