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Commercial Turkish trucks wait to cross to Syria near the Cilvegozu border gate, located opposite the Syrian commercial crossing point Bab al-Hawa in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey, September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Osman Orsal

Hunger Adds to Suffering in Aleppo as Moscow Asserts Ceasefire Will Last

by Caroline Akoum and Nazir Rida | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut-The Pentagon said Friday that dozens of U.S. Special Operations Forces have been deployed on Syria’s border with Turkey to fight ISIS in support of Turkey’s army and moderate Syrian rebels. A Pentagon Spokesperson said the U.S. decision was made at...

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Anti-Houthi fighters of the Southern Popular Resistance stand on a tank in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden May 10, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

Washington Suggests 72-Hour Ceasefire in Yemen as Iran Continues Arming Rebels

by Arafat Madabesh and Saeed al-Abyad | Sep 17, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah-Washington has made a proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire in Yemen with a possibility of extension, during a two-day visit by a U.S. high-ranking official to Muscat. Asharq Al-Awsat learned from Yemeni and U.S. diplomatic and political sources that U.S....

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends the 28th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, March 2, 2015. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Iran’s Terrorism in the New York Times

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 17, 2016 | Opinion

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s recent political essay published by “The New York Times,” raised a few eyebrows. The essay was short to overstatements and wild allegations directed against “Wahhabism,” claiming that Saudi Arabia is the reason behind...

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A man arrives at the World Trade Center complex on the morning of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 11, 2016. (Andrew Kelly / Reuters)

Saudi Arabia: JASTA Violates States Sovereignty and Contradicts U.N. Charter

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah-Saudi Minister of Justice Sheikh Dr. Walid bin Mohammed Al-Samaani has lashed out at the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), saying it violates the principles of law and states’ sovereignty. In a statement issued on Friday, the minister said...