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A flame rises from a chimney at Taq Taq oil field in Irbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari,

Iran Bans Oil Refinery Products Traffic With Iraqi Kurdistan

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 30, 2017 | World

Ankara – Washington said earlier it would be willing to facilitate talks between the Iraqi Kurdish authorities and Baghdad to calm escalating tensions over the 92-percent “yes” vote. Neighboring Turkey and Iran also strongly opposed the vote, fearing it would...

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Syrians escape battles in Deir el-Zor and head towards Raqqa suburbs, AFP

Syria: Multiple Russian Airstrikes Pave Way to Idlib Battles

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- Massive escalation in Russian air strikes against the Idlib province in northwest Syria was registered on Friday. Strikes were far-reaching and touched on border areas with Turkey, amid expectations that the raids pave the way for an imminent military...

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Former Libyan Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Former PM Jibril Says War-Torn Country Is Ready for Peace

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 30, 2017 | Interviews

New York- Libya has drawn in a great deal of attention over the past few years as hopes for reviving peace talks were strengthened after the United Nations adopted a comprehensive settlement. The plan, which began negotiations in Tunisia under the auspices of the UN...

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Catalonia’s regional President Carles Puigdemont poses next to a pro-independence supporter with a Catalan Estelada flag showing the date for which the regional government called for a referendum on a split from Spain outside the Palau de la Generalitat, the regional government headquarters, in Barcelona, Spain, June 9, 2017. Reuters

Tension in Catalonia Rise Ahead of Referendum

by Mohammed Fahmi | Sep 30, 2017 | World

London- Referendum on the secession of the province of Catalonia in northern Spain will begin soon, however, a state of tension started to prevail among the scene, following the verbal and media attack between the central government in Madrid rejecting the referendum...

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Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government walk during reconnaissance patrol in a coastline of Sirte, Libya, July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

ISIS Regroups in Sirte Outskirts as US Strikes Leave Several Militants Dead

by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 30, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- UN-recognized government’s Defense Ministry Spokesman Brigadier General Mohammed Al-Ghasri, speaking in Sirte on Friday, reiterated that ISIS has become a global threat. On that note, the US military has conducted airstrikes against ISIS in Libya this...