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Opinion: The Russians and the Iranian Base

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 25, 2016 | Opinion

The confusion that accompanied the announcement of an agreement under which Iran granted Russia use of a military air base in Hamadan is unworthy of serious discussion. News agencies are preoccupied with the news and some have reported that the Iranian parliament...

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Tahrir Square, February 2011. Paolo Pellegrin/ Magnum Photos

The Arab Spring: A Crisis Fell upon the Region

by Scott Anderson | Aug 17, 2016 | Features

The New York Time Magazine has issued an epic report that tells the story of the catastrophe that has fractured the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq 13 years ago, leading to the rise of ISIS and the global refugee crisis. The geography of this catastrophe is...

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Turkey Says No Compromise with Washington on Cleric Extradition

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 13, 2016 | World

Turkey will not compromise with Washington over the extradition of the cleric it accuses of standing behind an abortive coup, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday, warning of rising anti-Americanism if the U.S. fails to extradite. Yildirim’s comments,...

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Turkish soldiers search for missing military personnel suspected of being involved in the coup attempt in Marmaris. Reuters

Turkish MPs to Visit U.S. soon amid Tension between Washington, Ankara

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-A Turkish parliamentary delegation is expected to visit Washington soon for talks with members of Congress and civil society on Turkey’s failed July 15 coup. The delegation, comprising members from the ruling party and the opposition, is set to explain to...

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The Deputy Crown Prince leads Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the counter-ISIS coalition meeting. SPA

Obama’s Envoy to Counter-ISIS Coalition: War Against ISIS Will Take Time

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Jul 22, 2016 | World

Washington-The U.S. and its allies have agreed on a strategy to fight the terrorist ISIS group, according to U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Carter said on Thursday the objective of the strategy was to destroy ISIS at its base in Mosul, Iraq and in Syria....