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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria. (Reuters)

Turkey Strikes PKK Targets in Iraq’s Sinjar, Syria’s Northeast

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

The Turkish army carried out strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Sinjar region and northeastern Syria on Tuesday. The strikes in Iraq targeted the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and those in Syria targeted the YPG – a key component of the Syrian...

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Former US president Barack Obama. Reuters

Obama Delivers Speech in Chicago University

by Mohammad Ali Mohsen | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Washington- Barack Obama on Monday returned to the political stage with his first public appearance since stepping down from the US presidency in January. Obama, who has spent the past three months on holiday and working on his book, hosted a panel of six students at...

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Supporters of Turkish President Erdogan wave national flags as they wait for his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. (Reuters)

Turkey Condemns ‘Unjust’ European Decision to Put it on Watchlist

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Turkey condemned on Tuesday the European rights body to put it on a monitoring watchlist over Ankara’s alleged stifling of dissent under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish foreign ministry said it strongly condemned the “unjust decision”, adding...

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European Parliament’s President Antonio Tajani. Reuters

European Parliament Chief Calls for Establishing CIA-like Intelligence Agency

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 25, 2017 | World

Brussels – King Philippe of Belgium has sent a personal invitation to Egypt’s Grand Mufti Dr. Shawki Allam to visit Brussles, according to a diplomatic source in Belgium and EU’s capital city. The source told Asharq Al-Awsat that this invitation is a clear...

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Faiez Mustafa Serraj, President of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of Libya (C) sits next to Libya’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Taha Siala (L) and Interior Minister Al-Aref Al-Khoja during a meeting in Rome, Italy March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Libyan Factions Reach Diplomatic Breakthrough in Rome

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 25, 2017 | Middle East

London – Italy managed to broker a diplomatic breakthrough in Libya that has the potential to bring the two main warring sides together in a new political agreement after years of division, fighting and economic deterioration. Yet, the scale of the advance will be...