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Civilians fleeing Basra, Iraq, March 2003. Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum Photos

Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart

by Scott Anderson | Aug 14, 2016 | Features

Washington – This is a story unlike any we have previously published. It is much longer than the typical New York Times Magazine feature story; in print, it occupies an entire issue. The product of some 18 months of reporting, it tells the story of the...

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Turkey’s likely next prime minister and incoming leader of the ruling AK Party, Binali Yildirim, greets party members during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Reuters

Turkey’s PM Seeks to Improve Diplomatic Relations with Syria, Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 13, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday that his country aims to develop “good relations” with Syria and Iraq. Yildirim’s speech, broadcast live on television, suggests a U-turn by the Turkish government. Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Syria...

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South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar (L), flanked by South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C) other government officials, addresses a news conference at the Presidential State House in Juba, South Sudan, July 8, 2016, Reuters

Renewed Fighting in South Sudan as Fears of Civil War Rise

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2016 | World

Renewed fighting erupted in South Sudan’s capital on Sunday. Forces loyal to Vice President Riek Machar said that his residence was attacked by the president’s troops, raising fears of the country being thrown into full-blown conflict in the five-year-old...

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Graffiti as a medium to promote peace in neighbourhoods. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Yemeni Artist Encourages Youth to Embellish Streets with Murals

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 22, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Yemeni Artist Murad Subay has spent the last seven years in decorating Sanaa’s streets with murals and colorful paintings. Since the Arab Spring kicked off in 2011, Subay has drawn hundreds of paintings on the walls of Sanna’a, which have been damaged by the war,...

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Allegedly a U.S. fighter, who is fighting alongside with Syria Democratic Forces (SDF), carries his national flag as he stands with SDF fighters in northern province of Raqqa, Syria, Reuters

ISIS Heads for Syrian Opposition Grounds…Civilians Flee towards Afrin

by Paula Astih and Nazeer Rida | May 29, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Fearing ISIS breaking through and taking over the two towns of Mare and Azaz, located near Turkish borders, the Syrian Opposition reported hundreds of civilians fleeing the area and leaving for Afrin which is predominated by Kurdish People’s Protection...