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Pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party MPs react after Turkey’s parliament approved a bill to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution, at the Turkish parliament in Ankara

Turkish Parliament Approves Bill Stripping MPs’ Immunity

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

The Turkish parliament approved the first clause of a bill to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on Friday; a constitutional change that the pro-Kurdish opposition has warned could see its parliamentary presence all but wiped out. In a secret ballot, 373...

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Fighet from Jeish al-Fatah having a break in Khan Tuman, where the opposition is fighting the Syrian regime and the Iranians, Reuters

Iranian Generals Prepare for Military Escalation near Damascus, Aleppo

by Nazeer Rida | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-Recent military attacks carried out by Syrian regime militants in Damascus’s Western and Eastern Ghouta suburbs revealed that the local agreements reached out with opposition factions in a partially independent way, aimed at neutralizing surrounding areas...

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Donald Trump Attends Fundraising Rally For NJ Gov. Chris Christie

Trump Rewards Christie’s Loyalty with Fundraiser in New Jersey

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | World

Governor Chris Christie has been severely defeated ever since he dropped out of the Republican presidential race and backed Donald Trump to win the White House. Now after months of receiving endless support, Trump returns the favor. Trump appeared at a fundraiser in...

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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane
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Beckham Asks Real Madrid to Be Patient with Team Mate Zidane

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 20, 2016 | Sports

David Beckham revealed through different statements during an interview with the Spanish magazine, Semanal, that he thinks Real Madrid should give his former team mate at the club, Zinedine Zidane, some time in order to succeed; regardless of what happens in the...

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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. Reuters

Sudanese President Plans to Attend U.N. AIDS Meeting, Challenging ICC

by Ahmed Younis | May 20, 2016 | Middle East

Khartoum- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is challenging the International Criminal Court (ICC ) and planning to attend an AIDS conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York next month. The Sudanese presidency has announced that it applied for U.S. visas and is...