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People shout at government officers and police during the funeral of victims from last night’s attack on a wedding party that left 50 dead in Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border on August 21, 2016., AFP

At Least 12 Killed by Suicide Bomber in Southern Syrian Town

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people when he blew himself up on Thursday at the opening of a local police station in an opposition-held town in southern Syria, opposition members and residents said. Those killed included a member of the Western-backed opposition...

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Militias Kidnap an American Citizen in Sana’a

by Arafat Madabish | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Houthi gunmen kidnapped a US citizen from an English language school in the Yemeni capital Sana’a yesterday, hours after the leader of the rebels Abdul-Malik Badreddin Al-Houthi delivered a harsh speech in which he attacked the United States and accused it of being...

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Russian Mil Mi-26 Halo helicopter flies over the Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015. REUTERS

Russia Rejects Kerry’s Idea of Grounding Russian, Syrian Planes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov rejected a proposal by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for Russia and Syria to halt flying over Syrian battle zones as unworkable, the RIA news agency reported on Thursday. Kerry made his proposal at the United Nations...

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The OPEC logo is seen at OPEC’s headquarters during a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2015. REUTERS

OPEC in New Push to Clinch First Deal to Curb Output Since 2008

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 22, 2016 | Business

OPEC member country Algeria is expected to host a meeting for the organization’s oil ministers next week. The last two OPEC meetings held in Algeria — in 2004 and 2008 — shocked the market with unexpected production cuts to prop up prices. The stars might...

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Residential Buildings Are Razed to the Ground in Raids on Aleppo

by Youssef Diab | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Tuesday night in the city of Aleppo was the most violent since the start of events in Syria, and the Syrian opposition announced that Russian and Syrian aircraft carried out more than 100 air raids on besieged eastern neighbourhoods in conjunction with unprecedented...