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De Mistura said he expected the talks to be “complicated and difficult” [Denis Balibouse/Reuters]

U.N. Envoy Staffan de Mistura Offers to Escort Rebels out of Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for Syria sounded an offer on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 anti-regime fighters out of the city to try to bring an end to bombardment by Russian and Syrian forces. Mr. Mistura said history would judge...

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Police and medics work at the scene of a blast in Istanbul, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. A bomb placed on a motorcycle has exploded near a police station Thursday, wounding several people, Vasip Sahin, the governor for Istanbul, said. Turkish authorities have banned distribution of images relating to the explosion within Turkey.AFP

Blast in Istanbul Caused by ‘Motorbike Bomb’, Ten Wounded

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

A bomb attached to a motorbike detonated close a police station in southwest Istanbul on Thursday . Ten people were wounded by the blast, the provincial governor said. The blast occurred in the Yenibosna neighborhood, several kilometers from Istanbul Ataturk Airport,...

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This file photo taken on April 12, 2016 shows Antonio Guterres as he speaks to reporters on the selection of the next UN Secretary-General at the UN headquarters in New York, AFP

Portugal’s Guterres Nominated New U.N. Security Council Chief

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 6, 2016 | World

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday officially and collectively nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five years from Jan. 1, 2017....

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Opinion: Scud Missile Lands in Makkah Province

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 6, 2016 | Opinion

The mountainous city of Taif is only seventy kilometres away from the holy city of Makkah, and the missile that targeted Taif two days ago is a new and dangerous development in the war in Yemen. It confirms that the conflict in Yemen is a regional one. It also...

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Opinion: The Battle For Mosul

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 6, 2016 | Opinion

Mosul is the promised land where the great battle is expected to take place. It is also the second largest city in Iraq. For nearly two years, the world has been waiting for the crucial fight between Iraqi forces and the international coalition on one side, and ISIS...