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Migrants arrive at the border between Hungary and Austria on September 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Austria, Germany open borders to migrants offloaded by Hungary

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2015 | World

Hegyeshalom (Hungary) and Vienna, Reuters—Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted migrants on Saturday, bused to the Hungarian border by a right-wing government that had tried to stop them but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers...

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Labour Party leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn speaks at an election campaigning event at Ealing in west London, Britain August 17, 2015. Britain’s opposition Labour Party has begun voting for a new leader in a contest that polls indicate will be won by Corbyn, a veteran fan of Karl Marx who has upstaged rivals by promising a shift back to the party’s socialist roots. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Opinion: Why is Jeremy Corbyn frightening the horses?

by Amir Taheri | Sep 5, 2015 | Opinion

Until a few months ago hardly anyone had heard of Jeremy Corbyn. And those who had, this writer among them, knew him only as an eccentric “champagne-and-caviar Socialist” member of the British House of Commons. At an age when you are not considered to be somebody...

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President Barack Obama, right, meets with King Salman of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday, September 4, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Saudi King Salman, Obama discuss Yemen, Syria, Iran deal at White House summit

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 5, 2015 | Middle East

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz met with US President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday in his first official visit to the United States since becoming King. The two leaders discussed regional issues, including efforts to...