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Turkish army tanks take up position on the Turkish-Syrian border near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province on September 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

Turkish parliament to consider “buffer zone” against ISIS

by Thair Abbas | Sep 30, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey could become involved in the international fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if a motion to send Turkish ground troops into Syria is passed in the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. The motion, which Prime Minister...

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President Recep Tayyib Erdogan of Turkey (R) addresses a meeting of the UN Security Council regarding the threat of foreign terrorist fighters, on September 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Erdoğan to discuss Turkish involvement in ISIS strikes with cabinet

by Thair Abbas | Sep 25, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is to discuss providing support to the US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, at the same time that official sources have told Asharq Al-Awsat that any...

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Freed Turkish hostages are welcomed at the airport in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, September 20, 2014. (AP Photo)

Questions remain over freeing of Turkish hostages in Iraq

by Thair Abbas | Sep 21, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut and Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The 49 Turkish hostages captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Mosul on June 12 have been successfully freed, Turkey announced on Saturday, though questions remain over how Ankara secured their release. Prime...

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Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote to elect the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Joesph Eid, Pool)

Berri: Lebanese presidential crisis worsening by day

by Thair Abbas | Aug 27, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri admitted he was holding talks with Druze leader Walid Jumblatt to break the country’s presidential deadlock on Tuesday, but refused to give details of the initiative. Jumblatt has traditionally played...

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Samir Geagea: Lebanon would be ISIS’s graveyard

by Thair Abbas | Aug 24, 2014 | Interviews

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea stressed that he would not renounce his presidential ambitions, but added that he would not oppose parliamentary elections taking place before a new president is elected. Lebanese lawmakers have been unable...