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70 Bahrainis Stripped of Citizenship for Committing Crimes of Terror

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

Manama–Bahrain’s High Court of Appeal has decided to uphold a decision to revoke the citizenship of 55 Bahrainis, and sentence five people to life in prison, and 51 others to jail terms of up to 15 years over charges of establishing a terrorist organization that...

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First lady Michelle Obama embraces Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as they arrive at a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Michelle Obama Stumps with Clinton, VP Candidate Pence in Plane Scare

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 28, 2016 | World

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made her first joint campaign appearance on Thursday with one of her most powerful supporters, first lady Michelle Obama, while the race suffered a scare when Republican Donald Trump’s running mate’s...

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Turkish soldiers stand guard as a funeral convoy, carrying coffins of drowned Syrian migrants including the three-year old boy Aylan Kurdi, drives to the Turkish-Syrian border in Suruc, bordering with the northern Syrian town of Kobani, Turkey, September 4, 2015. Two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother as they were trying to reach Greece were laid to rest in the Syrian town of Kobani on Friday, a Reuters witness said. A photograph of the body of one of the toddlers, 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi, washed up on the shore, appeared in newspapers around the world this week, prompting sympathy and outrage at the perceived inaction of developed nations in helping refugees. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar – RTX1R28Z

Baghdad Moves Forward with Diplomacy on Turkey Deployment of Troops

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s political efforts continue to fluctuate between using diplomacy to influence Turkey to withdraw troops on Iraqi grounds, while insisting that the country is in need of military support in its fight against ISIS. Iraqi President Fuad Masum says that the...

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Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy celebrates after scoring their first goal. Paul Burrows / Reuters

Jamie Vardy Crashes Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or Party

by Alan Johnson | Oct 28, 2016 | Sports

The Ballon d’Or is back in France Football’s possession, even though they contrived to elongate the release of this year’s shortlist to such an extent it made Fifa’s ceremonies seem snappy in comparison. At the conclusion of the nine-hour announcement on Monday there...

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Opinion: The Middle East Between Neo-Ottomans and Neo Safavids

by Amir Taheri | Oct 28, 2016 | Opinion

As the campaign to take back Mosul from ISIS continues, the chorus demanding the division of Iraq is back centre stage. That chorus has a long history and has been heard on many occasions whenever Iraq, in its present form as a nation-state, has been in crisis. What...