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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army (L) and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (C), join forces to fight ISIS militants in Kobani, Syria, on November 19, 2014 (AP Photo/Jake Simkin, File)

New Syrian rebel alliance formed, says weapons on the way

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2015 | Middle East

Amman and Beirut, Reuters—A Kurdish militia in northern Syria has joined forces with Arab rebels, and their new alliance has been promised fresh weapon supplies by the United States for an assault on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) forces in Raqqa, a...

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King Salman Bin Abdulaziz during a Saudi cabinet meeting at Al-Yamamah palace in the capital, Riyadh, on October 12, 2015. (Saudi Press Agency)

Saudi King rejects politicization of Hajj tragedy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2015 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Criticism of Saudi Arabia over the Hajj tragedy that killed and injured hundreds last month will not deter the Kingdom from performing its duty of organizing the annual Muslim pilgrimage, Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz said on Monday. The King...