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  • The Politics of Aid in a War Zone

    The Politics of Aid in a War Zone
    Aleppo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Every day at 2 p.m., Raja joins the queue that snakes around the half-finished apartment blocks. Like all the others, she is clutching a small metal bowl that she will ...

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  • The Trouble with the B–B Axis

    The Trouble with the B–B Axis
    The fight for Iraqi oil is a story smugly told. Countless observers have remarked on the irony of Western firms’ withdrawal from southern Iraqi oil fields and the flurry of new contracts b...

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Anisa Makhalda
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on : Tuesday, 14 May, 2013

Preserving the treasures of Timbuktu

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following the recent French military intervention in northern Mali, the discussion of the political and security situation in this corner of Africa gained a greater prominence in the world’s media.‬ It is only recently, however, that the world began to pay attention to the looming danger to the region’s ancient cultural and intellectual heritage.‬ The French press wrote at length about the manuscripts of Timbuktu, which would have been lost forever during the rec...

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Ben Leakey
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Car bomb in Benghazi kills at least 15

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A car bomb was detonated Monday afternoon outside Al-Jala hospital in Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and injuring over 30, according to the Libyan deputy interior minister, Abdullah Masoud. The official stated that the explosion had “completely destroyed a restaurant and inflicted casualties in nearby buildings.” He also stated that the figure was a ‘preliminary toll,’ and that the total number of casualties could increase. Libya’s eastern city—w...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Saudi stock regulator plans new rules on losses, share prices

RIYADH, Reuters—The Saudi Capital Market Authority has begun consultations that could change how closing share prices are calculated and how long listed firms can trade with larg...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Greek government to fund construction of first Athens mosque

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Greek Ministry of Education announced over the weekend that it will provide funding from its 2013 budget for the construction of the first official pr...

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Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Opinion: Intentionally Crossing Red Lines

"The Syrian president has not altered his stance after more than 70,000 citizens have been killed, and after losing control of vast areas in the country. His position remained unal...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

All eyes on Rafsanjani after registration

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranians remember the 2009 presidential election for the massive protests and unrest that followed after the results were announced. However, this year’...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Pro-Assad Marxists blamed for bombing in Turkey

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Turkey arrested nine Turkish nationals on Sunday tied to the deadly bombings in the town of Reyhanlı, located on the Turkish–Syrian bord...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Sharif poised to form government after Pakistan poll

Islamabad, Reuters—Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback and looks set to form a stable governme...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Spies caught in website scandal embarrass South Korea

Seoul, AP—The scandal shaking up South Korea's main spy agency is not cloak-and-dagger stuff, but the kind of low-grade trickery anyone with an Internet connection could pull...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 13 May, 2013

Controversial candidates register for Iran elections

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saturday was the last day of registration for candidates in Iran's forthcoming presidential election, and proved to be the most eventful with the two most...

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