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A Turkish tank heads towards the Syria border as Turkey launched operation “Euphrates Shield” aimed at ridding the area of ISIS extremists (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Turkey Denies Syria Cross-Border Operation Singling Out Kurds

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

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s resolve to battle militants would only increase after Friday’s deadly attack on a police headquarters as Prime Minister Binali Yidirim denied that Ankara’s military operation in Syria was singling out...

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Egyptian grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb gives an interview to Agence France Presse on June 9, 2015 in Florence (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Al-Azhar: Extremism is Caused by Forsaking True Sunni Islamic Teachings

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a speech to Muslims worldwide and the West, Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb had renounced all radical takfiri-inspired actions, saying that such deeds are in no way related to the teachings of Islam’s fundamental Sunni sect. Head of the Chechen...

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Turkish Military Presence in Syria Worries Iran

by Amir Taheri | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

While some commentators are speculating about a possible change of Turkish policy towards Syria in favor of Iranian and Russian positions, Tehran’s daily Kayhan yesterday launched a scathing attack on Ankara for pursuing a “hidden agenda” in Syria. The newspaper,...

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Khalid Al-Falih speaks to delegates at the 21st World Energy Congress in Montreal, September 13, 2010. REUTERS/Shaun Best/Files

Falih: Aramco to Issue Underwriting in 2018

by Wael Mahdi | Aug 26, 2016 | Business

Khobar- Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih revealed that Aramco shares underwriting might be issued in the beginning of 2018. However, it has not been decided yet in which stocks the underwriting will be conducted. Falih affirmed during a seminar at the U.S.-Saudi...

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A man uses a mobile phone in front of an advertisement board bearing the image of Pokemon Go at an electronic shop in Tokyo, Japan, July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Belgians are Hunting Books, instead of Pokemon

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 26, 2016 | Technology

Giving books a new lease of life and following the outstanding success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game that permits people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters. While with Pokemon Go, players use a mobile...