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The Citadel of Erbil looms over a market where people shop for secondhand goods in downtown Erbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, November 16, 2014. (AP Photos)

Suicide bomber hits Iraq Kurdish city, 4 killed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 19, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Iraq, AP—A suicide car bomber struck in the heart of the northern Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a spokesman said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the midday attack near the ancient citadel in Erbil,...

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Since the group was founded, ISIS has had recruits pouring in from around the world. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

ISIS tightens up its entry requirements

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Nov 9, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—If any group could be said to have powerful enemies these days, it is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), making a certain amount of paranoia on the part of the organization and its leaders understandable. It is therefore not surprising...

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks at Georgetown University in Washington,DC on October 2, 2014 ahead of the annual IMF/WB meetings next week. (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)

Christine Lagarde: Conflict in Iraq can trigger higher global oil prices

by Heba El Koudsy | Oct 5, 2014 | Interviews

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—IMF managing director Christine Lagarde warned of the fragile recovery of the global economy and the effects of the turmoil in the Middle East, especially the war against ISIS and the instability of Iraq and Syria, which could trigger...

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to the media in his office in Ankara, Turkey, on April 23, 2014. (AP Photo)

Turkish president demands apology from Biden

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2014 | Middle East

Ankara, AP—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday demanded an apology from US Vice President Joe Biden and warned he would become “history for me” over comments in which he said the Turkish leader had admitted that Turkey had made mistakes by allowing...

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British hostage Alan Henning reportedly executed by Islamic State. (EPA)

UN condemns beheading as ‘heinous and cowardly’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2014 | World

United Nations, AP—The UN Security Council late Friday sharply condemned a new video that purports to show an Islamic State group fighter beheading British hostage Alan Henning, calling the killing a “heinous and cowardly murder.” The statement said the...