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Minister of Transport and Acting Chief of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA)

Saudi Transport Minister: New Airline Companies Granted Operating Licenses

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

RIYADH – Saudi Minister of Transport and Acting Chief of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Bin Abdullah Al-Hamdan said that new airline companies have been granted operating licenses in Saudi Arabia, noting that the Kingdom’s airline sector has...

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UAE Foreign Minster Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan. PHOTO: AFP

UAE Foreign Minister: No Sunni Country Supports ISIS

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Aug 25, 2016 | Middle East

Dubai – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan confirmed that no Sunni country supports the terrorist organization ISIS, while the state of Wilayat al-Faqih is not hesitant...

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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...