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A Turkish army tank (AP)

Iraqi Parliament Considers Presence of Turkish Forces in Bashiqa an ‘Invasion’

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Ankara– One day after the Turkish parliament voted to extend the army’s military mandates in Bashiqa camp in Iraq, the Iraqi parliament rejected the extension in a majority vote and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The lawmakers also asked the...

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A photographer takes pictures through a glass carrying the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo during a news conference in Bucharest in a file photo. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel

Masoud Ahmad: Saudi Economic Reforms are Impressive

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 6, 2016 | Business, Interviews

Washington- Masoud Ahmad, director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia department, told Asharq Al-Awsat that The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) will have economic repercussions but it was still too early to determine them; yet the...

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Journalists film Su-30 jets parked at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, as Mi 24 helicopter gunship flies overhead. (AP Photo/Vladimir Kondrashov)

U.S. Considers Unilateral and Multilateral Options on Syria

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Washington–Tension escalated between Washington and Moscow regarding Russia’s intensifying military preparations in Syria especially after the announcement of the suspension of participation in bilateral channels established to sustain the cessation of hostilities. A...

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A Saudi security personnel stands next to a truck loaded with aid offered by King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to be sent to the Yemeni people, in Riyadh April 17, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Yemeni Government: Houthis’ Conditions Challenge International Community

by Arafat Madabish | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Aden- The Yemeni national delegation to peace talks expressed readiness to cooperate with U.N. Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in a quest to achieve peace and halt the bloodshed of the Yemeni people. Houthis, on the other hand, refused to participate...

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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN

Turkey Jails 20 Alleged Members of Coup ‘Sleeper Cell’

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

Twenty suspects, including Turkish soldiers and a deputy governor, have landed in jail pending trial, accused of belonging to a “sleeper cell” to be activated if the July military coup attempt had been successful, state-run Anadolu news Agency said...