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Lebanese army soldiers on military vehicles and armored carriers advance towards the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal, in eastern Beqaa Valley in Lebanon on August 4, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanese army continue manhunt for fleeing Islamist militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon deployed military units to the south of the country on Wednesday as part of operations to pursue Islamist militants fleeing the port city of Tripoli and after receiving intelligence of planned terrorist attacks in the region. According...

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A scene from ‘The Valley’. (Ghassan Salhab, 2014)

Two Arab films provoke reflection at Abu Dhabi Film Festival

by Mohammed Rouda | Oct 30, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Abu Dhabi, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Abu Dhabi Film Festival took a dark turn on Saturday and Monday with the respective world and Arab premieres of the Egyptian film, El-Ott (The Cat), and the Lebanese film, The Valley. Though boasting markedly differing storylines and...

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Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar (center) speaks at a press conference in Rabat on 29/10/2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Mustafa Habis)

Morocco to provide military assistance to UAE in fight against terrorism

by Hatim Betioui | Oct 30, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Morocco is set to provide the United Arab Emirates with military assistance in the fight against terror and as part of broader regional security and military cooperation with the Gulf, a high-level Moroccan official told Asharq Al-Awsat on...

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A convoy of Peshmerga vehicles makes its way to the Turkish-Syrian border, near the town of Kiziltepe, in the southeastern Mardin province, on October 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria to fight ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2014 | Middle East

Suruc/Beirut, Reuters—A first group of Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters entered the besieged Syrian town of Kobani on Thursday to help push back Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants who have defied US air strikes and threatened to massacre its Kurdish...

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The relatives of 43 missing students take part in a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 29, 2014. (EPA/Alex Cruz)

Fathers of missing Mexican students blast president after meeting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2014 | World

Mexico City, Reuters—Angry fathers of 43 Mexican students missing for the past month turned on President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday, accusing his government of deceit, fostering impunity and bungling the search for their sons. Following a five-hour meeting with...