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U.S. President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the DNCâ??s Womenâ??s Leadership Forum in Washington October 23, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Opinion: The Ayatollah dreamed it, Obama delivers it

by Amir Taheri | Oct 24, 2015 | Opinion

The late Ayatollah Khomeini dreamed it; President Barack Obama is trying to deliver it: the end of Pax Americana. The topic was at the center of a daylong seminar in Tehran last week attended by ambassadors from Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Venezuela, plus a...

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A photo provided by the Austrian Foreign Ministry (Aussenministerium) shows Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz (R) welcoming Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir (L) during an official meeting in Vienna, Austria, 22 October 2015. (EPA/AUSSENMINISTERIUM)

Saudi FM says Russia fueling Syria conflict

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Oct 23, 2015 | Middle East

Vienna and Moscow, Asharq Al-Awsat—Russia’s military action in Syria is fueling the conflict there, Saudi FM Adel Al-Jubeir has said ahead of a meeting with his American, Russian and Turkish counterparts scheduled to take place in Vienna on Friday. Addressing...

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Smoke rises during a military operation launched by Kurdish troops known as peshmerga to regain control of some villages from Islamic State group west of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq drove the IS group from more than 140 sq. kilometers (54 sq. miles) of territory near Kirkuk and cleared part of a major highway on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Opinion: The Middle East Facing the Unknown

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Oct 23, 2015 | Opinion

There is no agreement yet among those following the Syrian situation as regards what Washington thinks of Russia’s direct involvement in combat. Most comments and analyses seem closer to smart guesswork than reliable information. Some among analysts see nothing new in...

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a town hall meeting. October 16, 2015, in Keene, New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Clinton faces long awaited Benghazi trial

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 22, 2015 | World

Washington, AP/Reuters—Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking center stage as the star witness in the Republican led investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The Democratic front-runner for president goes before the...

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In this file photo, a police officer stands near the wreckage of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie, Scotland, in December 1988. (AFP Photo/Roy Letkey)

Opinion: A Return to the Lockerbie Bombing

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 19, 2015 | Opinion

“Twenty-six years have passed . . . It is a very long time. Many people died and stories were forgotten . . . ” This is also the view of the parents of the victims who died on the Pan Am plane that exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. This crime represents an...