Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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A Syrian boy walks with his bicycle in the devastated Sukari district in the northern city of Aleppo on November 13, 2014.
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Turkey set to issue temporary work permits to Syrian refugees

by Thair Abbas | Nov 13, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Turkish government is preparing to grant temporary IDs and work permits, among other privileges, to around 1.7 million Syrian refugees, Turkey’s Labor and Social Security Minister Faruk Çelik told the parliament on Monday. “Syrians will be...

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A Lebanese army soldier holds his weapon after being deployed to tighten security, following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, on October 27, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanese military foil ISIS attempt to establish emirate in Tripoli: sources

by Thair Abbas | Oct 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s military have halted an attempt by extremist groups to establish an Islamic emirate centered around the city of Tripoli after more than four days of fighting, an official source said on Monday. A Lebanese military official, speaking...

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A Lebanese army soldier on patrol in Tripoli following clashes between Lebanese soldiers and Islamist gunmen on October 27, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Lebanon: Fighting in Tripoli comes to a halt

by Thair Abbas | Oct 27, 2014 | Middle East

Tripoli and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Fighting between Islamists and the Lebanese army in the northern city of Tripoli appeared to have stopped on Monday morning, in the latest flare-up in the city of violence spilling over from the conflict in neighboring Syria. Samir...

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A lone Kurdish flag flutters in the wind next to YPG Kurdish fighters standing on the hill after they took over from ISIS militants near Kobani, Syria. (EPA/Sedat Suna)

Kurds need heavy weaponry to defend Kobani from ISIS, say Kurdish officials

by Thair Abbas | Oct 24, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurds fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Syrian town of Kobani need heavy weaponry more than reinforcements, senior members of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) told Asharq Al-Awsat. Responding to the decision by...

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The Syrian National Coalition’s interim Prime Minister Ahmad Tu’mah (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Opposition PM: We plan to form a “Syrian national army”

by Thair Abbas | Oct 21, 2014 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the beginning of the uprising against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, the Syrian opposition has been plagued by infighting and division, both between radical Islamists and moderates, and within the ranks of the...