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Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cheer at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir – RTSI8H0

Two Thirds of Turks Believe Gulen Orchestrated Failed Power Grab

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East, World

Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and the navy hunted a remaining group of commandos thought to have been involved in the attempt on President Tayyip Erdogan’s life during the abortive coup, as a crackdown on suspected plotters widened on Tuesday....

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Yemeni Rebels Agree to Withdraw From Cities and Hand Over Weapons

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 26, 2016 | Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat has been informed that the rebel delegation in Kuwait has agreed to withdraw from cities, hand over their arms and release detainees on condition that that this is within the framework of a comprehensive agreement that also includes political, economic...

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Nine Militants Plotting Major Attack Killed by Bangladeshi Police

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | World

Bangladeshi police forces killed nine militants believed to be planning an attack in the country’s capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday. The dodged attack was expected to be of similar nature to the massacre three weeks ago which targeted a cafe killing 22 people. National...

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A police car is parked in front of the university clinic in Steglitz, a southwestern district of Berlin, July 26, 2016 after a doctor had been shot at and the gunman had killed himself. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Patient Shoots Doctor in Berlin before Killing Himself

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | World

A patient shot a doctor in a university clinic in Berlin on Tuesday before committing suicide, but there were “no signs at all” of a link with Islamist militancy, police in the German capital said. Police said that the situation at the hospital in...

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Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Steve Bonet

French Church Attack: Priest Killed, ISIS Claims Responsibility

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2016 | World

A priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at a church in Normandy, northern France, on Tuesday. A police source told Reuters that it looked like the priest had his throat slit by a knife. The attackers took the priest Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other...