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A Syrian Kurdish refugee comforts her child after they crossed into Turkey, fleeing fighting around Kobani (Reuters)

Syria, Iraq and the Hurricane

by Ghassan Charbel | Sep 18, 2017 | Opinion

An Arab man is glued to his television. The scenes are spectacular and unprecedented. The most powerful country in the world stands alarmed and tries to salvage what can be saved. Nature’s anger is a beast that cannot be detained. The hurricane speed exceeded 200...

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The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills is pictured in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

8 Deaths at Florida Nursing Home after Irma

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

Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, bringing total number of storm-related fatalities in Florida to 20. The incident raised worries Wednesday about the safety of millions of senior citizens amid power...

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Palm trees sway in the wind prior to the arrival of the Hurricane Irma in Caibarien, Cuba, September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Irma Downgraded to Category-3 Storm, Expected to Regain Strength

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 9, 2017 | World

Hurricane Irma has lost some strength as it batters the north coast of Cuba, dpa cited the National Hurricane Center as saying. The massive storm weakened to a category-3 hurricane with 205-kilometre-per-hour (kph) winds, the center said in its 11 am (1500 GMT)...

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Police patrol the area as Hurricane Irma makes landfall in San Juan, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

UK Declares Emergency in Storm-Hit Virgin Islands, Sends Aid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 8, 2017 | World

Britain flew additional aid supplies to the Caribbean on Friday after Hurricane Irma flattened homes and schools and flooded hospitals, causing the British Virgin Islands to declare a state of emergency. The governor of the islands, Gus Jaspert, said in a message to...

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Houses are seen submerged in flood waters caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Northwest Houston, Texas, US August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Category Two Hurricane ‘Irma’ Forms in Eastern Atlantic

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | World

Monster hurricane Irma has formed in the eastern Atlantic as a Category Two storm, just days after the first major hurricane of the season, Harvey, unleashed massive rain and floods over Texas, US officials said Thursday. If Irma reaches Category Three as expected,...