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Iranian air force fighter jets fly over Tehran. AFP, Getty Images

Two Iranians Arrested for Smuggling U.S. Fighter Jet Parts to Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2016 | World

London- The United Stated attorney in the U.S. Federal Court announced the arrest of two Iranians for smuggling U.S. fighter jet parts, worth $3 million dollars, to Iran. Los Angeles Times revealed on Sunday that Zavik Zargarian, 52, and Vache Nayirian, 57, have been...

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Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki is sworn in as Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to the United States. SPA

Saudi Ambassador to Washington: ‘My country’s Political Standards Haven’t Changed’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Washington- Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki assured that the foundations of the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have not changed. In his speech on the 25th Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference, organized by...

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A Syrian refugee child eats inside his family’s tent at an informal settlement in Deir al-Ahmar, Bekaa valley September 16, 2014. REUTERS/Alia Haju

Syrian Children Facing the Worst of Two Fates, Death by War or Extreme Poverty

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- Syria’s children, forced out of their homes since 2011 in one of the world’s largest human displacements since World War 2 today face the worst of two evils—either to face gruesome death with state-of-the-art weapons, chemical arms or the stranded life of a...

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Iraqi pro-government forces who are taking part in the operation against ISIS militants. Reuters

Popular Mobilization Militias Move towards Tal Afar with Eye on Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 30, 2016 | Middle East

Qayyarah- Iranian-backed Iraqi Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces militias said they started an offensive on Saturday against ISIS positions in the town of Tal Afar west of Mosul, assisting in a campaign to take back the city. Earlier announcements by the militias on...

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A woman holds a flag of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah

Scotland Yard: ‘Lifting Hezbollah’s Flags in Ashura Violates the Law’

by Mohamed Shafei | Oct 30, 2016 | World

London- Scotland Yard police continues the investigation it has launched on lifting the so-called “Hezbollah” flags by a number of demonstrators who marked Ashura Day on Wednesday, October 12. Asharq Al-Awsat received a statement issued by Scotland Yard on Friday...