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A U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet fighter jet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria on ISIS on September 23, 2014 (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Shawn Nickel, File)

Airstrikes hit makeshift refineries in Syria: monitoring group

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

Beirut and Istanbul, Reuters—Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by US-led forces hit three makeshift oil refineries in Syria’s Raqqa province early on Sunday as part of an assault to weaken Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, a monitoring...

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In this file picture taken on September 14, 2012 Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary speaks to a group of demonstrators protesting outside the US embassy in central London. (AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL)

Radical preacher released after London arrest

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Sep 28, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The controversial British Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary was released from police custody on bail on Friday, after being arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorism. Choudary, one of the most high-profile radical Islamists in the UK,...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi addresses members of the UN Security Council, Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

“Rebellious” Abadi decisions cause rift with Maliki: source

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Attempts by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi to distance himself from the legacy of his predecessor Nuri Al-Maliki have created a rift between the two that is hindering attempts to appoint ministers to key posts, an informed source told...

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Libya’s acting prime minister Abdallah Al-Thinni speaks during a news conference in Tripoli, in this March 12, 2014 file picture. (Reuters/Ismail Zitouny)

Libyan PM takes oath after elected parliament approves new cabinet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East

Tobruk, Reuters—Libya’s Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani and his cabinet took the oath of office on Sunday after lawmakers approved the lineup, but will struggle to rule a country where a rival parliament sits in the capital Tripoli. Libya is struggling with...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sanaa September 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Iranians, Hezbollah members among those freed from Yemen intelligence HQ: source

by Hamdan Al-Rahbi | Sep 28, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Most of the prisoners freed from Yemen’s national security headquarters in Sana’a by Houthi rebels on Wednesday were Iranian military personnel and members of Lebanese Hezbollah, a Yemeni intelligence source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as clashes...