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U.S. based cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller

Turkish Diplomat: U.S. will Hand over Gulen

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Aug 12, 2016 | Interviews

Jeddah-Turkey’s Ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Salih Mutlu Sen has stressed that Washington would eventually hand over US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen to the Turkish authorities. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Sen said:...

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Children flash victory signs as they play in Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate. Photo: Reuters

Aleppo Truce Flops, U.N. Investigates Usage of Chemical Weapons

by Jordan Dakamseh | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, New York- A partial Aleppo ceasefire announced by Russia collapsed upon its first day of implementation on Thursday. Clashes pitting pro-regime allies and forces against the opposition and its allies renewed. No strategic worthwhile advancement was registered....

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Dust covers the Abdullah Finance Center in the Saudi capital Riyadh during a sandstorm on February 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE

Dr. Abdullah Al-Turki Advisor at the Royal Court

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

Jeddah-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal order to appoint Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen Al-Turki as an advisor at the Royal Court, at ministerial rank. According to the decree, competent authorities should be...

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A soldier loyal to Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi stands atop a tank as he uses binoculars in Majaz district, in the country’s northwestern province of Marib, , December 18, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

Yemeni MPs: Washington Informed us about its Rejection of Political Council

by Arafat Madabish | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller has slammed the rebels’ formation of a political council, describing their move as a breach to the Yemeni constitution, Yemeni parliamentary sources said. A committee representing parliamentary blocs held a meeting with...

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A Greek police officer guides migrants arriving to enter Macedonia, near the border with Greece, August 27, 2015. Migrants are trekking from the southern Macedonian border near Gevhelija to the northern border with Serbia on their way to Western Europe. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski

Greek Crisis, the Book. Or Actually Several of Them.

by Landon Thomas Jr. | Aug 12, 2016 | Business

In May last year, James K. Galbraith, a left-leaning American economist, sent an email to Greece’s finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, in which he argued that an exit from the eurozone would benefit Greece. Mr. Galbraith, who was advising Mr. Varoufakis at the time,...