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A member of police special forces stands next to a fire truck near the blast site in Istanbul, Turkey. (Reuters/Huseyin Aldemir)

Turkey Police Capture Suspected PKK Militant over Istanbul Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish police have detained a suspected militant from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) who is believed to have carried out a “motorbike bomb” attack that wounded 10 people near an Istanbul police station, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...

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U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2015 (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Success of New Ceasefire in Yemen Hinges on Rebels

by Arafat Madabish and Asma Al-Ghabiri | Oct 7, 2016 | Middle East

Aden, Jeddah-Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Houthi rebels have accepted a 72-hour ceasefire truce. But, based on previous experiences, several observers informed about the situation in the country have expressed doubt about Houthis’ respect of the truce....

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A Syrian youth holds a child wounded by Syrian Army shelling near Dar El Shifa hospital in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)

Saudi Arabia Covers Treatment of 150 Syrian Children in Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it will pay for the treatment of 150 Syrian children injured in Aleppo. Treatment will take place in border hospitals in Turkey, according to a press statement issued by the Kingdom’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations....

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Major-General Igor Konashenkov. AP

Obama Rules out Military Option, Widens Sanctions against Assad

by Taha Abed alWahed | Oct 7, 2016 | Middle East

Moscow, Beirut-U.S. diplomats and officials revealed on Thursday that President Barack Obama was in the process of introducing more sanctions against the Assad regime, saying those sanctions would first be implemented at the U.N. level against parties responsible for...

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Turkish Development Minister Lutfi-Elvan Acik

Ankara Reveals Islamic-European Joint Action against JASTA

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Oct 7, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh–Turkish Development Minister Lutfi Elvan said that Turkey and Saudi Arabia were examining practical measures to face the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), which was adopted by the U.S. Congress in September. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat...