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A replica of a U.S. aircraft carrier is exploded by the Revolutionary Guard’s speedboats during large-scale naval drills in this picture released by the Iranian Tasnim news agency in February

Suspicion Hovers over Reported Death of IRGC Leader

by Adil Alsalmi | May 12, 2016 | World

  London- As Iranians are occupied with reports coming in on the Aleppo battlefield, in which Iranian military forces appear to have been suffering grave losses, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official statement confirmed on Wednesday the death of the...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Says Turkey Gears up to Strike ISIS in Syria as Artillery, Jets Pound Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday his country is gearing up to “clear” the Syrian side of its frontier in response to cross-border fire from ISIS, hours after around 30 militants were killed near the border. Erdogan said Turkey was...

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Refugees aboard a dinghy sail off for the Greek island of Chios as they try to travel from the western Turkish coastal town of Cesme, in Izmir province, Turkey. Reuters

EU-Turkey Deal on Migrants under Threat

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2016 | World

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that a landmark migrants deal between the EU and Turkey would collapse unless Ankara fulfilled its commitments, drawing retaliation from a Turkish minister. “We fixed criteria for visa...

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King Salman during his meeting with the Commander of U.S. Central Command Joseph Votel in Jeddah on Wednesday

U.S. Central Command Chief Meets King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 12, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Jeddah-Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Wednesday a telephone call from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey. During the telephone conversation, they reviewed bilateral relations and discussed issues of common...

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People inspect damage at a site hit by airstrikes in Mukalla in southern Yemen. Reuters

ISIS Claims Attack in Yemen, 10 Soldiers Killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 12, 2016 | Middle East

ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that killed ten soldiers in the Yemeni southern port city of Mukalla on Thursday. The militant group said in an online statement that one of its members had blown himself up in a car near government troops. Medical...