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A Syrian boy is comforted as he cries next to the body of a relative who died in a reported airstrike on April 27, 2016 in the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Soukour in the northern city of Aleppo. AFP

Britain Rejects Assad’s Siege of Syrian Cities

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

London-Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called the current Syrian situation “dire” and said the country faced a “terrible humanitarian catastrophe.” “We have very serious issues before us today. We have an unfolding humanitarian...

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People stand on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Turkish Armed Forces Seize Power… Erdogan: The Coup Will Fail

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 16, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkish Armed Forces announced taking over the administration, imposing martial laws and suspending the constitution, in an attempt to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. However, the president, who urged people to take to the streets, said that...

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Photo caption: President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, to talk about the breakthrough in the Iranian nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. “House” Blocks Iranian Deals, Senate to Issue More Sanctions

by Heba El Koudsy | Jul 15, 2016 | World

Washington–U.S. President Barack Obama said the nuclear deal forged with Iran last year has succeeded in hampering the progress of Iran’s nuclear program and spared the world more conflicts. On the occasion of the first year anniversary of the Iranian nuclear deal,...

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A Syrian girl waits near suitcases as other Syrians arrive at Lebanon’s northern Tripoli port to embark a passenger ferry to Turkey September 22, 2015. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Kerry Says U.S. Will Welcome Target of 10,000 Syrian Refugees

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

The United States will open its doors to a target of 10,000 Syrian refugees this fiscal year as promised by President Barack Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry announced. Washington has received harsh criticism from activists for taking little action to settle those...

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Russian fighter jets fly in formation over Red Square and the Kremlin during a military parade dress rehearsal in Moscow May 6, 2010. Reuters/Denis Sinyakov

Russia Harassing U.S. Diplomats all over Europe

by Josh Rogin | Jun 30, 2016 | Opinion

The Washington Post By Josh Rogin Russian intelligence and security services have been waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against U.S. diplomats, embassy staff and their families in Moscow and several other European capitals that has rattled ambassadors...