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Smoke and flames rise from an ISIS position in the town of Kobani during airstrikes by the US-led coalition seen from the Turkish-Syrian border, October 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Only Syrian opposition and Peshmerga can save Kobani: Turkish PM

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

Ankara, Reuters—Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Syria’s own moderate opposition can save it, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said. US warplanes have been...

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A bread seller pushes his wares through the ancient bazaar known as the Hamidiyeh souq in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Sales are flagging and prices are rising throughout Syria, a knock-on effect of the rising price of fuel. Traders say they fear ruin as prices are expected to rise even further after the […]

Opinion: The Middle East needs growth and jobs now more than ever

by Masood Ahmed | Oct 28, 2014 | Opinion

This fall has brought yet another negative shift in sentiment about the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. As the world’s policymakers left Washington after the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings earlier this month, a somber aftertaste remained. Discussions...

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Ballots are counted during parliamentary elections in Tunis, Tunisia, on October 26, 2014. (Reuters/Anis Mili)

Tunisians shun Islamists in vote for stability

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

Tunis, AP—Tunisia’s well-organized Islamists have been defeated in parliamentary elections, paying the price for the turbulent years they ruled after the Arab Spring that saw the rise of terrorist groups in this North African nation. Voters sought security and...

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This undated file photo shows late Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden (L) sitting with his successor Ayman Al-Zawahiri in an unknown location. (Reuters)

Taking Tea with Terrorists

by Amir Taheri | Oct 28, 2014 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—”Would you like to take tea with the leaders of Tupamaros?” This was the question an acquaintance put to me in the 1970s during a visit to Uruguay for a meeting of the International Press Institute (IPI). Normally, every reporter...

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Faiayo and Rihan Younan perform on the video, ‘To Our Countries.’ (Screen-grab taken from YouTube video)

Opinion: The Beautiful Face of an Ugly Regime

by Diana Moukalled | Oct 28, 2014 | Opinion

In this day and age, with its proliferation of images and videos online, it is easy to become bewitched by a beautiful face and a sweet-sounding voice. So it was with the Western media—sick as it is of the ugly images of death and killing and destruction coming out of...