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The 15th century Ottoman Bayezid mosque is seen damaged following a fire at the northeastern town of Didymoteicho, Greece, March 22, 2017. Alexandra Gidika/Eurokinissi via REUTERS

Fire Damages Historic Mosque in Greece

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- A fire has caused serious damage to the historic 15th century Bayezid Ottoman mosque in Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece, local officials said Wednesday. Nathanail Rigas, head firefighter of the Thrace region bordering Turkey, told Agence France Presse that...

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A display at the National September 11 Memorial Museum shows the 9/11 hijackers, AFP

‘JASTA,’ 9/11 Allegations…The Legal Battle

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 23, 2017 | Opinion

As previously foreseen, the first of a kind legal battle made possible by the United States Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) began. Families of 850 victims whose lives were claimed by the 9/11 terror attacks, next to the families of 1,500 injured on...

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Travelers wait to check in at an Egypt Air counter at JFK International Airport in New York, US, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Reuters

Ban of Electronics on Flights Bewilders Companies, Travelers

by Jocelyn Elia | Mar 23, 2017 | World

London- The ban of laptops and electronic devices, which are bigger than mobile phones in size, on airplanes heading to the US from airports of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Cairo, Jeddah, Riyadh, Kuwait, Doha, Amman, Istanbul and Casablanca has caused confusion among travelers...

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Iraqi Federal Police member rides a bike at Dawassa district as the battle against Islamic State’s fighters continues in the city of Mosul, Iraq, March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Mosul: ISIS’ Random Shelling on Liberated Areas Injures Dozens of Civilians

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Displaced civilians in liberated areas have become ISIS’ main target now that battles have intensified in the center of Mosul’s Old City. ISIS militants have resorted to shelling areas recaptured by Iraqi forces in western Mosul, hitting civilians fleeing the...

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Russian Cossack commander Vladimir Bagliy shows a local newspaper with a picture of his fellow Cossack Yuri Sokalsky (R) killed near the Syrian city of Palmyra, in the Black Sea town of Gelendzhik, Russia, March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Maria Tsvetkova

Fight in Syria more Costly for Russians than Kremlin has Disclosed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 23, 2017 | Middle East

Gelendzhik, Russia- Russia’s force in Syria has suffered losses since late January more than three times higher than the official toll, according to evidence gathered by Reuters, a tally that shows the fight in Syria is tougher and more costly than the Kremlin...