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A woman walks on a bridge in the Old Sanaa city January 10, 2014. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Asharq Al-Awsat Visits Damaged Historic Landmarks in South Yemen

by Mohammad Ali Mohsen | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- Houthi militias and forces of the ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh did not withdraw from Aden, Lahij and Dhale (in the south of the country) until they had already damaged, stolen and destroyed Yemen’s historic, spiritual and cultural landmarks. Asharq...

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Turkish MP: Five Meetings held with Assad to Normalize Relations

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 25, 2016 | Interviews

Ankara – Turkish former diplomat and current vice president of the Turkish Vatan (patriotic) Party, Ismail Haqqi Pekin, said that several meetings were held between Ankara and Damascus to normalize relations. In exclusive comments to Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, Pekin...

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Turkish army tanks and Turkish-backed Syrian fighters make their way in the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis, in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Amid Russian Worries, ISIS out of Jarablus Thanks to Ankara

by Saeed Abdelrazek, Paula Astih, Nazeer Rida, Tah Abdel-Wahed | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, Beirut, Moscow- Syrian opposition forces announced Wednesday they had almost completely controlled the city of Jarablus after ISIS members were pushed out of the city. The announcement came after Turkish forces, tanks and jets backed by planes from the...

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Twenty-year-old trainee volunteer surf life saver Mecca Laalaa runs along North Cronulla Beach in Sydney during her Bronze medallion competency test January 13, 2007. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne/Files

Scotland, Canada Encourage Veiled Muslims to Join Police Forces

by Michel Abo Najem, Najlaa Habriri, Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | World

Paris, London, Ottawa- As the debate over the Islamic swimsuit Burkini has taken a new dimension in France, Scotland Police announced that the veil now falls under the optional uniforms of Scotland police in a quest to urge Muslim women to join the service....

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives U.S. Delegation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 25, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Wednesday a U.S. delegation from the Republican and Democratic parties at his office at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. The delegation included Ambassador Dennis Ross, Ambassador...