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A police vehicle stands still as tens of thousands of protesters block the main street to the financial Central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong September 28, 2014. (REUTERS/Bobby Yip)

Hong Kong police barricade streets, block in protesters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 28, 2014 | World

Hong Kong, Reuters—Central Hong Kong descended into chaos on Sunday as chanting pro-democracy protesters converged on police barricades surrounding their colleagues despite the territory’s leader calling for a halt to “illegal” demonstrations....

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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...

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Shi’ite Houthi militants sit in a patrol vehicle that was taken from the army recently in Sana’a on September 26, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)

Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hezbollah assist Houthis in Sana’a: intelligence source

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 27, 2014 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Forces with links to Iran and Shi’ite Lebanese militia Hezbollah are helping Houthi rebels to strengthen their hold on the Yemeni capital Sana’a, intelligence sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Elements affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...