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Members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard stand in front of a newly inaugurated high-speed catamaran, in the port city of Bushehr, northern Persian Gulf, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (AP)

Iran Launches New Navy Ship as Tensions Rise with U.S. in Gulf

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 13, 2016 | World

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a new naval ship in the port city of Bushehr, Iran, on Tuesday. The 55-metre-long naval ship is capable of transporting a helicopter and about 100 men, according to the website of state TV. U.S. officials say there have been...

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General view of the United Nations (UN) offices in Geneva (© AFP 2016/ FABRICE COFFRINI)

71st Session of U.N. General Assembly kicks Off in New York

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 13, 2016 | World

New York – The 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) kicked off on Tuesday at the U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N. General Assembly elected Peter Thomson, the permanent representative of Fiji, as the president of its 71st session....

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

Turkey Formally Requests U.S. Arrest of Fethullah Gulen over Coup Plot

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 13, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has made a formal request to the United States demanding the arrest of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Turkish state-run news agency said on Tuesday. Justice...

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Marring its Image, Holding the Saudi Kingdom Accountable

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 13, 2016 | Opinion

What seemed out of the question had finally happened. The United States Congress passed a bill that would allow the families of victims of the Sep. 11 attacks to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for the losses they had suffered. One must keep in mind that Saudi...

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Smoke rises after airstrikes on Aleppo’s Castello road, Syria June 2, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

U.S.-Russian Syria Deal Lacks a Key Element: Trust

by Leonid Bershidsky | Sep 13, 2016 | Opinion

This time is different, or so U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would have us believe. A new Russian-U.S. agreement to ensure a cessation of hostilities in Syria, indeed, goes further than previous efforts, but the lack of...