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NASA Receives Final Signal from Space-Craft Ending 13-Year Saturn Mission

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 15, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

The US space agency NASA received a final signal from its Cassini spacecraft on Friday as it ended a groundbreaking, 13-year Saturn mission. “This morning a lone explorer – a machine made by human-kind – finished its mission 900 million miles away,”...

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FILE PHOTO: A view shows damaged buildings in Deir al-Zor, eastern Syria February 19, 2014. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

US-Backed Syrian Opposition Say Won’t Allow Regime Forces to Cross Euphrates River

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

US-backed Syrian opposition factions will not let forces backing the regime of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, their commander said. Syrian opposition commander Abu Khawla said a civilian administration would be...

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting on “Housing First” in Toulouse, southern France, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Pavani/Pool

Putin, Macron Agree ‘Talks’ Only Way to Resolve N. Korea Tensions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English and Majid al-Khateeb | Sep 15, 2017 | World

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Friday that resuming direct negotiations with North Korea was the only way to defuse tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the Kremlin said. The two leaders arrived at...

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The Ford logo is pictured at the Ford Motor Co plant in Genk,Belgium December 17, 2014.REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo

Ford’s New Self-driving Vehicle Talks to Pedestrians via Light Signals

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2017 | Technology

London- Ford Motor Co and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are testing a way to enable self-driving vehicles to communicate their movements visually to pedestrians, cyclists and to human drivers, the researchers said on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The new...

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The very model of a modern ethnic group seeking self-determination. Photographer: Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images

Iraq’s Kurds, their Right to Independence

by Eli Lake | Sep 15, 2017 | Opinion

Consider the plight of an ethnic group seeking self-determination in the Middle East. Its leaders have renounced terrorism. Their militias fight alongside US soldiers. While their neighbors built weapons of mass destruction, they built a parliament, universities and...