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President Erdogan addressed reporters in Ankara on his return from the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, on Tuesday AP

U.S.-Turkish Agreement to Liberate Raqqa amid Russian Worries

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara, London- Turkey’s President Recep Tayip Erdogan had revealed on Wednesday a U.S.-Turkish deal concerning the liberation of Raqqa, the capital of ISIS in Syria, and Moscow said it was worried from the Turkish move. Speaking to reports accompanying him on his...

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Fayez Sarraj attends a meeting with officials of municipal council of Tripoli. Reuters

U.N. Special Envoy Calls for Libyan National Unity Cabinet

by Monji Saidani | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Tunis- U.N. Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Libya Martin Kobler said that formation of a national unity government and receiving a vote of confidence were still presenting a challenge. Kobler held a press conference at the end of the inter-Libyan dialogue in...

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U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks from the Air Force One at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in eastern Zhejiang province on Saturday. Reuters

Diplomatic Embarrassments in Modern History

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Sep 8, 2016 | World

Washington-On Monday, during a ceremony to celebrate U.S. Labor Day and in an electoral tour in Cleveland, Republican candidate Donald Trump criticized the behavior of President Barack Obama after a diplomatic snub he received during his visit to Beijing where Chinese...

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Riot police in Rabat. Youssef Boudlal/Reuters

Morocco Busts Terrorist Cell Planning Attacks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Rabat-Morocco said Wednesday it has broken up a three-member terrorist cell that was active in three cities. One of the network’s members is the brother of a militant who had fought in Syria and Iraq and who is currently serving his sentence under the anti-terror law....

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Inaam Kachachi Wins Lagardere’s Award for Novel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Paris- Iraqi-born novelist Inaam Kachachi, journalist at Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, has won the Lagardere Award for Arab Novel, which is introduced in cooperation with the Arab World Institute in Paris. The jury of nine cultural figures has decided to give the award...