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Members of the Iraqi security forces are pictured during a patrol looking for militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the outskirts of Haditha, in Iraq, on September 9, 2014. (Reuters/Osama Al-Dulaimi)

ISIS withdrawing from Anbar: Local official

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 15, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is adopting new tactics in anticipation of impending air strikes by the US-led coalition, an expert on armed groups has told Asharq Al-Awsat, at the same time that authorities in the Sunni-dominated...

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T. E. Lawrence. (AP)

Sotheby’s to auction map drawn by Lawrence of Arabia

by Abeer Mishkhas | Sep 15, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As US, British and French jets and drones crisscross the skies over Iraq and Syria, an older example of Western intelligence-gathering in the Middle East is soon to go on sale at one of London’s most famous auction houses. A map, hand-drawn by...

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Gen. Khalifa Haftar attends a news conference in Abyar, east of Benghazi, on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files)

Libyan Haftar forces seek Benghazi port closure to deny arms to Islamists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2014 | Middle East

Benghazi, Reuters—Forces loyal to former Libyan army general Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi threatened to bomb the eastern city’s port unless authorities there closed it to cut off arms supplies to Islamists, a senior commander said on Monday. Haftar’s forces...

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, of Japan, prior a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, 15 September 2014. (EPA/HANS PUNZ)

UN nuclear chief suggests little headway in Iran probe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2014 | Middle East

Vienna, Reuters—The UN’s nuclear watchdog sought to put pressure on Iran on Monday to address suspicions it may have carried out atomic bomb research, three weeks after Tehran failed to meet a deadline for providing information about the issue. In line with the...

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Skyscrapers tower along the Corniche in the Qatari capital Doha, on September 22, 2013. (AFP Photo/Al-Watan/ Karim Jaafar)

Brotherhood figures expelled from Qatar likely going to Turkey and Malaysia: source

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Sep 15, 2014 | Middle East

London, Dammam and Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Many of the Muslim Brotherhood members expelled from Qatar on Saturday will likely travel to Turkey or Malaysia, the head of the organization’s international wing has told Asharq Al-Awsat. Speaking via telephone from Morocco,...