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A Syrian man comforts a boy amid the rubble of buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Kalasa in Aleppo. AFP / THAER MOHAMMED

1st Casualty for U.S. Forces in Syria Fighting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

The United States military suffered its first combat death in Syria on Thursday after a service member died from his wounds following a blast caused by an improvised explosive device. The man was wounded by the explosion in the vicinity of Ayn Issa, in northern Syria,...

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Migrants comfort each other after they have reached the Greek island of Kos 13 August 2015. AFP

Erdogan Threatens to Reopen Turkey Borders to Migrants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday threatened to throw open Turkey’s borders and allow tens of thousands of migrants to flood into European countries after the EU voted to back a freeze in membership talks with Ankara. “Listen to me. If you...

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South Sudan FM Deng Alor Kuol, Asharq Al-Awsat

South Sudan FM: President Kiir to Visit Gulf Countries, Relations with Riyadh Are Strong

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Nov 25, 2016 | Interviews

Malabo- The Republic of South Sudan Foreign Minister Deng Alor Kuol revealed challenges facing the implementation of peace in South Sudan and the latest developments on the insurgency being led by the former vice president, Riek Machar. South Sudan is a landlocked...

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (AP)

Berri Stresses ‘Absolutely Positive’ Relations with Aoun

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The formation of the new Lebanese government remains a subject of debate between the different political factions, which are still fighting over “sovereign ministerial portfolios”. Ain al-Tineh visitors quoted Speaker Nabih Berri as saying on Thursday that...

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Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh speaks during ACI Lebanon Golden Jubilee Grand Celebration, in Beirut September 1, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon’s Central Bank: End of Presidential Vacuum Boosts Consumer-Investor Confidence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 25, 2016 | Business

Beirut- Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has said that the election of President Michel Aoun and the designation of Saad Hariri to form the cabinet will boost the confidence of the consumers and investors. Parliament elected Aoun last month, ending a more than...