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A Saudi soldier stands guard as servicemen on a Saudi military cargo plane prepare to unload aid at the international airport of Yemen’s southern port city of Aden July 24, 2015.REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Oman Joins Saudi-Led Islamic Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 28, 2016 | Middle East

Oman has joined a Saudi-led coalition of Muslim countries to fight terrorism, Saudi and Gulf sources said on Wednesday. The sultanate indicated its willingness to take part in the 40-country alliance in a letter to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defence Minister...

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Shocking Report Shows Iran’s Poor Dwelling in Graves

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 28, 2016 | Middle East

Shocking footage of homeless people spending their nights in empty graves outside Iran’s capital surfaced, shocking the cleric-led regime even raising the alarms for the country’s president. Shahrvand daily had first issued a report touching on the subject...

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu addresses the media in Ankara, Turkey, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Ankara Announces a Turkish-Russian Plan for Syria Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 28, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey and Russia have prepared an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara would not give up its opposition to regime head Bashar al-Assad staying on as leader. The five-year-old Syrian civil war...

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Erdogan: We Have Evidence That US-led Coalition is Supporting Terrorist Groups

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Dec 28, 2016 | World

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that he has evidence that US – led coalition forces are providing support to terrorist groups in Syria including ISIS, the Kurdish People’s Protection Units and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party in...

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US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Reuters

Russia Promises Retaliation upon New U.S. Sanctions

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

U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham recently revealed that Russia and President Vladimir Putin should expect tough sanctions after cyber attacks during the presidential election, won by Donald Trump. “To be honest, we are tired of lie about the ‘Russian...