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Boys play on a wrecked car in Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April 1, 2017. Picture taken April 1, 2017. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

ISIS Faces Challenges via Faking Defection, Fleeing to Europe

by Paula Astih | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut – ISIS is still in a quest of plans to face the ongoing challenges and to find an alternative to its collapsing “state.” Several sources reported that the extremist group has moved on in a plan by which some of its members faked defecting from...

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Opinion: Northern Syria … Where To?

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 12, 2017 | Opinion

Northern Syria seems to have become a focal point for regional and global players as questions are raised about its future after the handing over of Aleppo. The town of Al-Bab has become a battle ground, murderous explosions are shaking the town of Azaz, and...

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Archive photo of a march calling for independence- Asharq al-Awsat

Catalonia towards Secession, Taking Advantage of Void in Madrid

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2016 | World

Barcelona- Carles Puigdemont, elected new president of Catalonia, appealed on Jan.10 to initiate the process of breaking away from Spain. Puigdemont addressed the Catalan Parliament with the need to embark on establishing an independent government in Catalonia, so...

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File photo of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmar, the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Sheikh Al-Ahmar on Yemen’s National Dialogue

by Mohammed Jumeh | Apr 13, 2013 | Interviews

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ahmar is the head of Yemen’s powerful Hashid tribe. He rose to prominence during Yemen’s revolution when he backed the revolutionary youth against the Saleh regime. He resigned from his position in...

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Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi (C) addresses a national dialogue in Sana’a on March 30, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Hadi: National Dialogue Only Way to Avoid Civil War

by Arafat Madabish | Mar 31, 2013 | Middle East

Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has claimed there are certain entities seeking to obstruct the comprehensive Yemeni national dialogue conference, which began on the 18th March. Meanwhile, the UN envoy to Yemen is continuing to...