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A United States Air Force cargo plane maneuvers on the runway after it landed at the İncirlik Airbase, on the outskirts of the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, on July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish cabinet approves deal to open İncirlik Airbase for US-led anti-ISIS coalition

by Thair Abbas | Jul 30, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey’s cabinet on Wednesday formally approved a deal to open up the İncirlik Airbase for use by jets from the US-led coalition targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to Reuters, Washington and Ankara have now signed a...

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A fighter loyal to Yemen’s exiled President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi stands on a tank in Yemen’s second city of Aden, on July 30, 2015. (AFP Photo/Stringer)

Yemen: Iranian fighters caught among Houthi militias, says Aden governor

by Arafat Madabish | Jul 30, 2015 | Middle East

Sana’a and Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Yemen’s southern Aden province revealed on Wednesday that Iranian fighters have been caught among the Houthi militias currently in control of large parts of Yemen. Naif Al-Bakri told Asharq Al-Awsat forces loyal to...

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This screengrab from German television channel NDR shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) speaking to Reem Sahwil, a Palestinian refugee in Germany, during the Gut Leben in Deutschland (Living Well in Germany) forum, in Rostock, Germany, on July 15, 2015. (Screengrab via NDR/YouTube)

Opinion: The Palestinian Girl Who Moved Merkel

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 30, 2015 | Opinion

Reem Sahwil, the young Palestinian girl who was reduced to tears in front of Angela Merkel, told the German chancellor she didn’t know what her own future held so long as her stay in Europe remained uncertain. In a televised forum, Sahwil spoke of how she would...

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In this undated image released by the FBI, Mullah Mohammed Omar is seen in a wanted poster. (FBI via AP, File)

Taliban say Mullah Omar dead, appoint successor

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 30, 2015 | Middle East

Peshawar and Kabul, Reuters—The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, two Afghan commanders present at a meeting of the militant movement’s most senior figures said on Thursday, following reports that Mullah Mohammed...