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Smoke rises from what activists said was an airstrike by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on the town of Douma, eastern Ghouta of Damascus September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
by Amir Taheri | Sep 18, 2015 | Opinion
Syria these days reminds me of an orphan surrounded by real enemies and false friends, forming a club of cynics, and trying to seize control of its destiny. Consider just the following examples: • Russian President Vladimir Putin insists that whatever “transition” is...
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In this Friday, July 10, 2015 file photo, Palestinian men pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz has denounced the recent Israeli escalation against worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine, saying that it constitutes “a flagrant violation of the sanctity of religions and feeds extremism and...
