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Destruction following an air strike in a rebel-held district of Aleppo on 23 September. Photograph: Karam Al-Masri/AFP

Aleppo is Dying Under Barrel Bombs as Chances to Save the City Disappear

by Caroline Akoum, Youssef Diab, Hiba al-Qodssi | Sep 24, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, Washington- The eastern suburbs of Aleppo city in Syria drenched on Friday in the hell of Syrian and Russian airstrikes, at a time when the chances of saving the city from hunger and fighting were fading day after another. The dire situation in Aleppo was...

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A military truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – REUTERS

IRGC: We will Continue to Support Bahrain, Yemen, Syria

by Adel al-Salmi | Sep 24, 2016 | Middle East

London- Mohsen Rezaei, a former IRGC commander, stated that Iran will not stop supporting Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. Rezaei added during an interview with U.S. newspaper Christian Science Monitor that Iran will not rage a war against Saudi Arabia unlike the propaganda...

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The holotype skull of Triopticus primus is seen during preparation under the microscope at the University of Texas, in Austin, Texas, U.S., in this undated handout photo. Matthew Brown/Handout via REUTERS

Dome-Shaped Head Reptile Roamed Texas Million Years Ago

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 24, 2016 | Features

Washington – Dome-Shaped Head Reptile In a warm, lush region of West Texas crisscrossed with rivers, a bizarre reptile roamed the Triassic Period landscape about 228 million years ago, boasting a bony domed head unlike almost any creature that ever appeared on...

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In this Aug. 4, 2016 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. AP

White House Sends JASTA Back to Congress along with Obama’s Veto

by Heba El Koudsy | Sep 24, 2016 | World

New York-U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday sent back to the Congress the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act known as JASTA along with his veto, White House sources confirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat. The sources said that Obama vetoed the legislation and returned...

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Wayne Rooney injured right ankle ligaments at Bayern Munich in 2010, was expected to be out for three weeks, but played in the second leg a week later. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Wayne Rooney’s Years at Top Take their Toll on Manchester United Captain

by Daniel Taylor | Sep 24, 2016 | Sports

London – They changed the format of the press conferences at Manchester United some time ago. For the past 10 years or so, everything has been in front of the cameras and the managers, as such, always tend to put on their face for television, remember to mind...