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At Least 4 Dead in Ivory Coast Cargo Plane Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

A cargo plane crashed Saturday into the Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Ivory Coast’s international airport in Abidjan, leaving at least four people dead. Four Moldovan nationals were killed and two others were injured in the crash, the Ivorian security...

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A Russian engineer re-arms a fighter jet at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. AFP file photo

ISIS Loses Eastern Syria’s al-Mayadeen

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian regime and allied forces have taken the eastern town of al-Mayadeen from ISIS militants, in the latest blow to the terrorist group. Al-Mayadeen, near the Iraqi border in Deir Ezzor province, had become a major base for ISIS terrorists as they were being driven...

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A US airman guides a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Josh Smith/Files

Afghan Officials: US Drone Kills 14 ISIS Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

A US drone strike has killed 14 ISIS militants in a remote area in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, Afghan officials said Saturday. Abdul Ghani Musamim, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the strike took place on Thursday afternoon in the Chawkay...

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Children hold Palestinian flags during celebrations after Hamas said it reached a deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in the central Gaza Strip October 12, 2017. (Reuters)

Palestinian Authority to Take Control of Gaza Crossings in November

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | Middle East

Leading member of the Hamas movement, Saleh al-Arouri, announced on Saturday that the Palestinian Authority will be handed control of the Gaza Strip crossings in early November. Arouri was part of the delegation that signed the reconciliation with the Fatah group in...

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A police officer at a displacement camp for Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar. AFP file photo

Myanmar Army Probing Atrocities against Rohingya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Myanmar’s military has said it is investigating its operations in Rakhine state, where the United Nations has accused troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against minority Rohingya Muslims, who have fled in droves to Bangladesh. According to statements...