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A screen-grab of Abu Mohammad Al-Golani taken from Al-Jazeera’s televised interview with him, which was aired on May 28, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Al-Jazeera’s interview with Nusra Front leader stirs controversy across Arab world

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 8, 2015 | Media

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Jazeera’s televised interview with Abu Mohammad Al-Golani, the leader of the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, the Al-Nusra Front, has stirred controversy across the Arab world. While some see the interview as a legitimate scoop for the...

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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)

US-led coalition hits ISIS stronghold in Syria

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 8, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US-led coalition targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) launched airstrikes against the extremist group’s stronghold in Syria, located in the country’s northeast, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday. A total of 11...

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Shi’ite Houthi rebels chant slogans as they ride in a pickup truck at the army’s First Armored Division compound after taking it over, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Monday, September 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Opinion: Geneva talks throw a lifeline to the Houthis

by Salman Al-dossary | Jun 8, 2015 | Opinion

Because the United Nations in its modern era has signed more agreements than it has implemented, and because the international organization has been more concerned about working out details on paper rather than coming up with realistic solutions, another episode in a...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei in Moscow, Russia, on June 8, 2015. (Reuters/Maxim Zmeyev)

Kremlin says nothing new in tough G7 line on Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2015 | World

Moscow, Reuters—Russia said on Monday it saw nothing new in the tough line taken by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) on Moscow over sanctions and suggested there were differences among its member states. British Prime Minister David Cameron and European Council...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister and leader of ruling Justice and Development Party Ahmet Davutoglu and his wife Sare Davutoglu wave to supporters from the balcony of his party in Ankara, Turkey, late Sunday, June 7, 2015. (AP)

Plunged into uncertainty, Turkey could face early election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers. Instead of the two-thirds...