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U.S Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, center, speaks to his Turkish counterpart Fikri Isik as he visits Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, AP

Turkey, Iraq Reach Agreement ‘in Principle’ on Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 21, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey and Iraq have reportedly brokered an initial agreement that could lead to allowing a Turkish role in the campaign to retake Mosul from ISIS, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday after talks with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Carter made it clear...

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Imam Arwani’s Killers Are Sentenced to Life at the Old Bailey

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 21, 2016 | World

The killers of the Syrian Imam Abdul Hadi Arwani, 48, from Acton, were jailed for life with minimum terms of 32 years yesterday at the Old Bailey Criminal Court. Imam Abdul Hadi Arwani was found dead in his car in Wembley, London after he was shot in April 2015....

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Iran Fears Being Side-lined by Russia in Syria

by Amir Taheri | Oct 21, 2016 | Features

In September 2015 when Russia first became militarily involved in the Syrian conflict, the narrative in Tehran went something like this: Quds Corps Commander General Qassem Soleimani visited Moscow, held talks with President Vladimir Putin and persuaded him to join...

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Opinion: The World Will Not Die For Us

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 21, 2016 | Opinion

The Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus recently warned against the danger of disagreements over the battle for Mosul and said that this might be an excuse to launch World War Three. There is a problem in Iraq due to Shiite-Sunni sectarian conflict and...

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Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba votes during the presidential election in Libreville, Gabon, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Gerauds Wilfried Obangome

Political Unrest in Gabon Casts Shadow over 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Draw

by Jonathan Wilson | Oct 21, 2016 | Sports

No news, they say, is good news. Either that or it’s the result of a government blackout. The draw for the Africa Cup of Nations will be held in Libreville, Gabon, on Wednesday but yet again the buildup to a tournament has been dominated by doubts over where it will...