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File photo: An Iraqi boy sits at a desk at a school in Mosul. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

Joy and Concern as Pupils Return to School in Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Features

Mosul- After three years of forced truancy due to ISIS’ seizure of the Iraqi city of Mosul, teenager Ali Salem waited nervously outside school to sit an English exam. Before heading out bright and early from a camp for the displaced in Hajj Ali, 60 kilometers away, he...

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the chief of staff of Iran’s armed forces, Muhammad Hussein Baqeri, in Ankara on August 16. (Reuters)

Iran, Iraq and Turkey Seek Triple Military Alliance

by Amir Taheri | Oct 8, 2017 | Features

London – Iran, Iraq and Turkey have agreed to create a triple military alliance as the first step towards growing cooperation in mutual defense and regional security. The creation of the “military triangle” was highlighted yesterday in a report published by Fars...

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The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. (Reuters)

Analysis: Nobel Says to Korea Nuke Players: We are Watching

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 8, 2017 | Features

They couldn’t award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump. That much was certain. But the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When it comes to the...

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FILE PHOTO: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

Reform in Iran: Wetsminster Style or Imamate?

by Amir Taheri | Oct 6, 2017 | Features

London- It was almost five years ago when Iran’s “Supreme Guide” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched the idea of constitutional reform to transform the Islamic Republic’s presidential system into a parliamentary one. The idea was to end election of the President of the...

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Mexico will construct a theme park inspired by the Mayan civilization to rival Disneyland. (AFP)

New Theme Park in Mexico to Compete with Disneyland

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2017 | Features, Lifestyle & Culture

London – Lovers of the ancient Mayan culture can now learn and spend a good time in a new under-construction theme park on the Caribbean coast of Mexico inspired by the civilization. The massive project, dubbed Amikoo, or “friend” in the Mayan language, is...

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif arrives in Muscat, Oman, Monday, October 2, 2017. (Oman News Agency via AP)

Iran Offers Nuclear Deal Compromise with US via Oman

by Amir Taheri | Oct 3, 2017 | Features

London – Iran has asked Oman to transmit to Washington a set of new proposals designed to prevent a showdown with the Trump administration over the controversial nuclear deal reached with six major powers, sources in Tehran confirmed yesterday. Known as the...