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Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. (AP)

Egypt’s Sisi Meets Netanyahu in New York

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Official presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said that the two officials discussed ways to...

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People look out at the ocean as Hurricane Maria approaches Guadeloupe Island on Monday, September 18. (Reuters)

Hurricane Maria Regains Category 5 Strength as Caribbean Braces for the Worst

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2017 | World

Hurricane Maria regained Category 5 strength in the Caribbean after leaving the small island nation of Dominica with widespread devastation. The “extremely dangerous” storm churned about 205 miles (325 km) southeast of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands, with maximum...

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The US Capitol. (AFP)

US Senate Approves Massive Defense Policy Bill

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2017 | World

The United States Senate approved on Monday a huge defense policy bill, at a budget of $700 billion, reflecting President Donald Trump’s call for a bigger and stronger military. Putting the US armed forces on track for a budget greater than at any time during the...

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Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta. (Getty Images)

Guardiola: My Debt to Andrés Iniesta and how he Opened my Eyes on Tactics

by Marc A. Thiessen | Sep 19, 2017 | Sports

Barcelona – Late summer 2008. Barcelona lose 1–0 in Soria against little Numancia on the opening day of the league season. A tough baptism for the debutant coach, Pep Guardiola, made all the harder when the result isn’t much better in their second game against...

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu,

Classified Russian-Kurdish Meeting Precedes Russian Raids Targeting Kurds

by Ibrahim Hamidi | Sep 19, 2017 | Middle East

London- Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu landed in Syria’s Moscow-operated Hmeimim Air Base near Latakia after having met Syrian regime head Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus last Tuesday. Kurdish People’s Protection Units Commander Saban Hamo also landed at...