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This undated file photo shows Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Ambassador Thamer Al-Sabhan Named Arab Gulf Affairs Minister

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Thamer Al-Sabhan as the first Minister of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs at the Foreign Ministry. Sabhan told Asharq al-Awsat that political files in – Gulf and Countries overlooking...

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Fighters from the Free Syrian Army cheer and react as they fight against ISIS jihadists on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 15, 2016/AFP

UAE, Turkey Agree on Regional Issues to Combat Terrorism

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkey and the UAE affirmed the importance of coordination to end the crises dominating the region- mainly in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya- by finding political solutions that protect the unity and peaceful living of people. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Melvut...

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Gaziantep Governor Ali Yerlikaya

ISIS Suicide Bomb Kills Police Officers, Citizens in Turkey

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Ankara- “Saudi Arabia strongly condemns the terrorist bombing which took place in Turkey’s southeastern city of Gaziantep, that killed and wounded a number of people,” said an official from Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The source offered the Kingdom’s...

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Iraqi security forces gather near Fallujah, Iraq, May 31, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Kurdish Security Official: Iran Seeks a Land Route to Syria through Nineveh

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Sulaymaniyah-An Iraqi Kurdistan security official revealed that Iran Revolutionary Guard forces have been located at the city outskirts. “The battalions are preparing to partake in the Mosul offensive,” the official said. Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi had...

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, left, greets the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah in Tehran on June 1, 2014 (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare)

Kuwait Confirms There Will Be no Iranian-Kuwaiti Dialogue

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Oct 17, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh – Kuwait refused any attempts for dialogue with Iran, unless it was held between Iran and the Gulf countries. Kuwaiti Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Khaled al-Jarallah told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that it is not impossible for Iran to start a dialogue...