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French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (C) speaks at the United Nations Security Council before a vote on a French-Spanish resolution on Syria at the U.N. headquarters, October 8, 2016, in New York City. (AFP PHOTO / DOMINICK REUTER)

Russia Vetoes French-Drafted Resolution as Aleppo Follows in Daraya’s Footsteps

by Paula Astih, Youssef Diab and Jordan Dakamseh | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, New York: The U.N. Security Council failed on Saturday to approve two separate French and Russian draft resolutions after Moscow vetoed a Paris proposal demanding an end to the bombing of Aleppo, while Russia’s draft failed to receive the minimum required...

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People stand at the site of destruction in Sana’a, Yemen, October 8, 2016. Reuters

Rebel Leaders Killed in Sana’a Explosion…Coalition: We Have not Bombed

by Mohamed Ali Mohsen | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Aden-An explosion shook the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Saturday, leaving around 140 people killed or injured, including high-ranking rebel leaders. Reports said a former governor and an official linked to the Houthi-Saleh group might have also been killed in the...

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A photo posted on social media accounts by ISIS supporters of a youth with a weapon. (Obtained by The Washington Post)

For the ‘Children of ISIS,’ Target Practice Starts at Age 6

by Souad Mekhennet and Joby Warrick | Oct 9, 2016 | Features

Paris-The interview had gone on for nearly an hour when Taim, a slim, dark-eyed boy, started to fidget. The 8-year-old asked for paper and settled back in an oversize hotel chair to draw a memory. His picture, in a child’s bold scrawl, was a scene from the small park...

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Ex-U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres speaks in
the United Nations General Assembly. He was selected U.N. Secretary-General. Reuters

Guterres … Exceptional Secretary-General

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2016 | Profiles

London-Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres, 10th U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, has been selected as the new United Nations Secretary-General to succeed Ban Ki-moon. Observers at the U.N. headquarters in New York expected the appointment of...

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U.S. President Barack Obama extends his hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in New York September 28, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Turkey between Aleppo, Mosul

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 9, 2016 | Features

Turkey has reiterated that it will never waive its goals in the north of Syria to secure its border and clear it from terrorist organizations like ISIS and members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK); it has also insisted on participating in the battle of...