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Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim Al-Jaafari (R) in Baghdad, on October 19, 2014. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)

Arab League vows support for Iraq against ISIS

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 20, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Arab league Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby said the organization and its members would “defend all countries against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) advance” on Sunday, on a visit to Iraq’s capital. Speaking at a...

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Arabic language daily newspapers sold in Iraq on July 26, 2009 (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

The Arab Media’s Pursuit of a Scoop

by Amir Taheri | Oct 20, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—One question all news junkies ask is: where have I seen this item before? The origin of a news story, its trajectory across the global media, and its eventual fade from view are part of the excitement that it relays. Those who browse the Arab...

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Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir (L) and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (R) shake hands during a statement to the press at the end of Bashir’s two-day visit, in Cairo, Egypt, on October 19, 2014. (AP Photo/MENA)

Egypt and Sudan to coordinate on Libya unrest

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi said Sunday his country will work with Sudan to support Libya’s military against Islamic militants in a bid to restore stability to the two countries’ war-torn neighbor. Sisi’s remarks came at the end...