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Syrian Democratic Forces fighters in Raqqa. (Reuters)

Syrian Democratic Forces: US-Backed Kurdish-Arab Alliance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

London – Kurdish fighters represent the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which seized on Tuesday control of the city of Raqqa from the ISIS terrorist group after a four-month offensive. Comprised of Arab and Kurdish fighters, the SDF was formed in...

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The US Consulate in Istanbul. (Reuters)

Ankara Offers Washington ‘Goodwill Gesture’ to End Visa Crisis

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 18, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish and American authorities kicked off on Tuesday talks to end the visa dispute that erupted after Ankara arrested Metin Topuz, an employee at the US Consulate in Istanbul. Ankara offered a gesture of goodwill to the Washington by releasing from custody...

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US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl (center) is escorted to the Fort Bragg military courthouse in North Carolina. AFP photo

Army Sgt. Held Captive in Afghanistan Faces Life in Prison

by Dan Lamothe | Oct 18, 2017 | World

Washington- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who vanished in Afghanistan and spent five years in brutal captivity before the United States recovered him in a controversial prisoner swap, pleaded guilty Monday to two crimes in connection with his disappearance. Bergdahl, now...

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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif in New York City, US, April 22, 2016. (Reuters)

The New Bloc against Tehran

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Oct 17, 2017 | Opinion

The pace of developments has taken us by surprise. Ever since Washington announced its decision against Iran’s government, Britain and Germany shifted their stance from insisting on remaining loyal to the commitments of the nuclear deal to announcing that they support...

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Bahrain Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa speaks during a news conference in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Bahrain FM: Qatar Orbits Iran, Failed to Present Initiative to Resolve Crisis

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 17, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al Khalifa said that Qatar was still “orbiting Iran”, adding: “We have not seen any sign of Qatar’s initiative to resolve the crisis, so we are still waiting for this step.” “We are not losers,” he...