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In this photo provided on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, by the Rased News Network, a Facebook page affiliated with Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, Muslim worshippers attend Friday prayers in a mosque in the central Syrian town of Qaryatain. (Rased News Network via AP)
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In this still taken from an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) video, an Islamist fighter (C), identified as Abu Muthana Al-Yemeni from Britain, speaks from an unknown location. (Reuters/Reuters TV)
Opinion: The world should prepare for the worst in the fight against ISIS
When it comes to the war on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), we should prepare ourselves for the worst. It takes a long time and effort for ISIS to be defeated in the same way Al-Qaeda was. Although still active, Al-Qaeda is not as powerful as it was a...Caption:
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. (Asharq Al-Awsat/James Hanna)
Philip Hammond: There may be an opportunity to normalize ties with Iran but we should not blind ourselves to the risks
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since becoming the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary on July 15, 2014, Philip Hammond has had to deal with a series of crises, from Ukraine to Syria. However, he and his counterparts from the United Nations’ Security Council and Germany are...Caption:
FILE – In this July 14, 2015 file pool photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, talks with Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif background second left, sits next to European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, during a plenary session at the United Nations building in Vienna, Austria. The U.N. Security Council is set to endorse the landmark nuclear deal on Monday, July 20, between Iran and six world powers and adopt a series of measures leading to the end of U.N. sanctions that have hurt the Iranian economy. (Carlos Barria via AP, Pool, File)
Opinion: The Iran “Deal”—A Fragile Arrangement
As the tussle over the so-called nuclear deal with Iran continues in Tehran and Washington, it is becoming clearer by the day that President Barack Obama’s “a chance in a life-time achievement” may not survive beyond his presidency. A similar picture is taking shape...Caption:
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi (R) meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Mouallem (L) in Muscat, Oman, on August 6, 2015. (EPA/HAMID AL-QASMI)