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SDF Enter Manbij With Unprecedented International Military Support

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) succeeded in entering the city of Manbij, an ISIS stronghold, yesterday for the first time. This came a week after the city was surrounded, ISIS’ supply routes were cut off and a large bulk of its rural areas were seized. The forces,...

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In this photo taken Nov. 21, 2014, Sheik Isa Qassim, midday prayers Friday, in the village of Diraz, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Revoking Qassim’s Nationality

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 24, 2016 | Opinion

In my opinion, punishing criminals is far better than revoking their citizenship and sending them to exile, taking punitive measures against offenders will prohibit them from exploiting podiums abroad. Moreover, after being convicted, foreign forces would avoid taking...

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Yemeni Government Delegation Refuses to Legitimise the Coup

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

The Yemeni government delegation at the Kuwait consultations confirmed that the position that it announced at the beginning of the consultations has not changed and that it seeks to achieve peace in Yemen through attaining justice, protecting legitimacy and ending the...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses the media during a news conference in Vienna July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Iran, Saving Assad’s Fate, Promotes for Stronger Syrian Parliament

by Michelle Abu Njaim, Adel al Salmi | Jun 24, 2016 | Middle East

Paris,London- Iran’s current Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Javad Zarif made no ground-breaking proposal regarding the Syrian crisis when visiting Paris and meeting both French President François Hollande and French FM Jean-Marc Ayrault. Asharq Al-Awsat...

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An employees of a foreign exchange trading company works as he is seen between British Union flag and an EU flag in Tokyo, Japan, June 24, 2016. REUTERS/Issei Kato

World Stocks in Freefall as UK Votes for EU Exit

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 24, 2016 | Business

A British vote to leave the European Union braced markets for one of their most unstable days on Friday, with sterling hitting a 31-year low in its biggest fall in history. Such a body blow to global confidence reflects a widespread alarm in the financial community...