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Russian President Vladimir Putin shows the way to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Kadobnov/Pool

Saudi-Russian Military Deals including Air Defense, Anti-Tank Missiles

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Moscow — In the framework of boosting the Saudi military capabilities and rehabilitating them with the strongest and latest weapons produced by the world’s major countries, military agreements were signed between Saudi Arabia and Russia during King Salman bin...

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Ariel Sharon (2nd R) confers with comrades during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, October 10, 1973. Reuters

Some Haven’t Learned from the October War

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 7, 2017 | Opinion

The Jewish state suffered heavy losses: almost 3,000 soldiers were killed, 8,000 were injured, 1,000 tanks and other destructive machinery were lost while 100 military air crafts went down. It also lost possession over one of the largest lands it has seized six years...

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Neighbors and friends of relatives of the Egyptian Coptic men killed in Libya sit at the courtyard of the Virgin Mary Church in the village of el-Aour, near Minya, 220 kilometers south of Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 16, 2015. Reuters photo

Libyan Authorities Recover Bodies of Beheaded Copts

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Libyan authorities have recovered the bodies of 21 Coptic Christian workers, mostly Egyptians, beheaded in 2015 by ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte. Sadiq Al-Sour, head of investigations for the Attorney General’s office, said last week that Libyan authorities had...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Erdogan: FSA in New Idlib Operation

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey and Syrian rebel groups it backs are starting a military operation in Syria’s Idlib province with the aim of pushing out militants from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that control the region. Idlib and...

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EU Sets Duties on Iran, Russia Steel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Business

London- The European Union has decided to set duties on hot-rolled steel from four countries, including Iran and Russia, as Germany invited ministers and senior officials from leading steel producing states to a meeting in Berlin on Nov. 30 to discuss overcapacity in...