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A soldier aims his weapon on top of a tank during the attempted coup in Ankara, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

‘Graveyard for Traitors’ to Receive Coup Plotters

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 22, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul, Ankara-Istanbul Municipality established on Friday a ‘Graveyard for Traitors’ to be the final resting place of coup plotters. The municipal decision followed the families’ rejection to receive the bodies of those killed during clashes between...

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© George Ourfalian, AFP | Syrian army soldiers walk around Kweyris military airport in the eastern Aleppo province on October 16, 2015

Iran Mobilizes 4,000 New Fighters, Hezbollah Recruits Child Soldiers in Syria

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Jul 22, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Four thousand Iranian fighters arrived in Aleppo last week to join the 80,000 Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Afghani forces in Syria. Member of the delegation of the High Negotiations Committee (NHC) Assad al-Zubi declared that Iran is trying to cover up...

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The front gate of Camp Delta is shown at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Guantanamo Bay Memoirist Set to be Released

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 22, 2016 | World

Washington-Top U.S. officials at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have expected the release of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, 45, one of the most controversial prisoners at the facility and the author of a best-selling memoir about his time there. “I am just thrilled that he is finally...

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An anti-Houthi protester raises her fist painted with a Yemeni flag during a rally in Sana’a January 24, 2015. Reuters

4 States Discuss in London New Ideas for Peace in Yemen

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 22, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh-Head of the Houthi insurgency delegation Mohammad Abed al Salam told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper on Thursday that his delegation had received from the U.N. envoy new ideas and suggestions for a solution in Yemen. The spokesman said he was still studying these...

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French President Francois Hollande (R) is greeted by Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny after he arrives at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

British, French Dispute on Brexit’s Timescale

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 22, 2016 | World

Paris – French President Francois Hollande asked Britain to present convincing evidence regarding Brexit procedures. He added that he’d want Britain to start its Brexit talks as soon as possible. Hollande said he recognized that UK needed time to prepare but stressed:...