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Pope Francis embarks a plane leaving for Turkey at Rome’s Fiumicino international airport, on November 28, 2014.
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Pope to urge tolerance in Turkey visit as Middle East wars rage

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

Istanbul, Reuters—Pope Francis begins a visit to Turkey on Friday with the delicate mission of strengthening ties with Muslim leaders while condemning violence against Christians and other minorities in the Middle East. His three-day trip comes as Islamic State of...

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Masked Sunni protesters wave Islamist flags while others chant slogans at an anti-government rally in Fallujah on April 26, 2013.
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Fallujah: A Tale of Two Cities

by Hamza Mustafa | Nov 28, 2014 | Features

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—On the surface, the city of Fallujah, which remains completely under the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), appears to be a ghost-town. However a closer look at Anbar province’s second-largest city reveals that the...

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(FILES) A picture taken on July 3, 2014 shows Vice President of the European Commission Catherine Margaret Ashton (L) and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Mohammad Zarif (R) meeting during the so-called EU 5+1 talks with Iran at the UN headquarters in Vienna. Negotiators from Iran and six world powers meet in Vienna from November 18, […]

Opinion: Iran is a nation with two governments

by Amir Taheri | Nov 28, 2014 | Opinion

There has been no official announcement, but the negotiations that started in Geneva last year may have landed Iran with two governments. The de jure government is headed by “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei and his entourage acting behind a façade that includes the...

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A Syrian refugee waves a revolutionary flag during a protest against any concessions his country’s opposition may make to the Syrian government at the Geneva peace talks at Zaatari camp in Mafraq, Jordan, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: Procrastination on Syria

by Osman Mirghani | Nov 28, 2014 | Opinion

Despite the recent leaks about a controversial plan to solve the crisis in Syria, there are strong indications that there are no solutions in sight and that the international community is still floundering regarding how to deal with the Syrian conflict. The...