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  • Arms and the Woman

    Arms and the Woman
    Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—In September 2004, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula launched Al-Khansaa magazine, a publication aimed exclusively at women who are either supporters of, or involved ...

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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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Bouallem Ghamrasa
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

Algeria: Belhadj Arrested During Protest

Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian security forces arrested one of the leaders of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS), Ali Belhadj, on Saturday, April 20. Belhadj was participating in a protest in Tizi Ouzou, 70 miles east of the Algerian capital. The protest demanded that the Algerian government give the Amazigh (Berber) language official status and recognition. It was organized by the Rally for Culture and Democracy party (RCD), which is considered a radical oppositionist party, an...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

Israeli Spy Network Uncovered in Egypt

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—An Israeli spy network operating in northern Sinai was uncovered by Egyptian security forces, according to local press reports. Members of the alleged spy cell are suspected of transmitting information on army and police positions in North Sinai, the location of checkpoints, and the type of arms being used by security forces. According to Egypt’s Al-Akhbar newspaper, authorities uncovered a suspected spy cell operating in Rafah consisting of nine people of Palest...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

Hospitalized Suspect in Boston Bombings Awaits Charges

Boston, Reuters—The ethnic Chechen college student accused with his deceased older brother of the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay h...

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Kifah Ziboun
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

Palestinian Reconciliation Delays Government Formation

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A new Palestinian government has not been formed, despite the fact that Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas accepted the resignation of his prime ministe...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

China Says New Bird Flu Case Found in Northeast

Beijing, Reuters—A man in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong has been infected by a new strain of bird flu, the first case found in the province, state news agency...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Monday, 22 Apr, 2013

Iran’s Oil Minister Denies Need for Special OPEC Meeting

Tehran/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian Oil Minister Rastam Qasemi yesterday ruled out the possibility of holding an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporti...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013

Running Through Obstacles

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Palestine’s first-ever marathon took place today, Sunday, April 21, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Unable to plot a full 42-kilometer course th...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013

Announcement of Douri’s Arrest Sparks Speculation

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rumors that Iraqi officials were searching for Izzat Al-Douri, Saddam Hussein’s former vice president and current secretary of the now-outlawed Ba'ath...

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Asharq Al-Awsat
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on : Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013

Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan

Kabul, AP— Insurgents shot six police officers dead at a checkpoint and a suicide bomber killed three civilians at a shopping bazaar in two attacks in eastern Afghanistan on ...

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Kifah Ziboun
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on : Sunday, 21 Apr, 2013

Salafi Leader in Gaza on Attacks Against Israel

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Salafi jihadist group, the Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem, has claimed responsibility for firing two rockets at the southern Is...

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